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What Causes Swelling And Lump At The Dog Bite Site?

i was biten by my dog last monday, 7 days ago, and saw the doctor and was given antibiotics, and had a steri-strip on, however lately it's been been oozing with pus, and today we've noticed that there is a lump underneath the cut, what could this mean?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
The lump can be a close-abscess with antibioma around .
I would advise a change of an antibiotic, exploration of the wound,
What about anti-rabies injections and Tetanus toxoid?
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What Causes Swelling And Lump At The Dog Bite Site?

Hi. The lump can be a close-abscess with antibioma around . I would advise a change of an antibiotic, exploration of the wound, What about anti-rabies injections and Tetanus toxoid?