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Insect Bite, Lump Protruding Out Of Stomach Beneath Skin, Scabbing, Blackened Area. Treatment?
about two weeks ago I was lying in bed around 3 or 4 in the morning and then out of no where I felt as though I had been bit. I scratched furiously and then over the last week and a half or so it has turned into a lump that both seems to protrude out of my skin ( stomach ) and underneath the skin fairly deep. It no longer itches but it does hurt. The area is now black or scabbed and skin is peeling away from the scab.
Wed, 12 Sep 2012
General & Family Physician, Dr. Ramakant's Response
Dear customer,
The black skin may be due to the necrotic tissue due to the resultant infection of the insect bite.
You should immediatlet consult the doctor/emergency and start the suitable antibiotics course for the suspected bacterial infection.
The debridement may be required in some cases and it should be treated with utmost urgency without delay.
Thank you
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Insect Bite, Lump Protruding Out Of Stomach Beneath Skin, Scabbing, Blackened Area. Treatment?
Dear customer, The black skin may be due to the necrotic tissue due to the resultant infection of the insect bite. You should immediatlet consult the doctor/emergency and start the suitable antibiotics course for the suspected bacterial infection. The debridement may be required in some cases and it should be treated with utmost urgency without delay. Thank you