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What Could Be The Itchy Spot On The Leg With Pus And Blood?

My 8 year old son has been itching a spot on the back of his leg to the point of bleeding. He just showed it to me this evening. Upon inspection of his legs, I squeezed a lot of thick puss and now blood out of another under it. It also appeared that I pulled some dead tissue out. Quite gross. He has a few smaller pimples on his legs that I'm not touching. He's the only one in the house that has this issue and he does share a bedroom with his 6 year old brother. Any ideas??
Wed, 6 Aug 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

It may be an abscess.

This is a collection of pus. It is possible that he had an insect bite and when scratching the area, introduced bacteria under the skin which resulted in the abscess formation.

The treatment is incision and drainage of the area, even though it drained pockets of pus may still remain that could result in the abscess recurring.

Antibiotics would also be needed

You may want to consider taking him to his doctor for assessment.

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What Could Be The Itchy Spot On The Leg With Pus And Blood?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic It may be an abscess. This is a collection of pus. It is possible that he had an insect bite and when scratching the area, introduced bacteria under the skin which resulted in the abscess formation. The treatment is incision and drainage of the area, even though it drained pockets of pus may still remain that could result in the abscess recurring. Antibiotics would also be needed You may want to consider taking him to his doctor for assessment. I hope this helps