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Infection On The Ankle, Releasing Pus. Advice?
I don t know if this is something you know of, but I have this infected area on my lower leg, above my ankle that is red, pussing, and seeping clear liquid. I ve only had it a couple of days now, but it s gotten worse. Before I had it, I had a very itchy bump there that I thought was a flea bite. It is now replaced by this area. It s just a small wound on the skin.
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Sat, 25 Aug 2012
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Hi the flea has caused the infection.i think it developed into infectious eczematous dermatitis.use atarax 25 mg at night.ceftas 200 mg twice daily and application of diprovate g ointment over the lesions can cure it.if still no response see for any parts of flea embedded into the wound.if present remove them with forceps and get cured
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