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What Does A Lump Oozing Purplish Blood With Puss Inside The Arm Of A Child Suggest?

My 7yr old son has a hard marble sized lump on the inside of his arm a couple of inches from his wrist. It doesn t hurt him to push down on it but is is tender if squeezed. I poked it today and instantly purplish blood with some pus mixed in exploded out. Within an hour it was again very hard and marble shaped. What could this be
posted on Sat, 28 Feb 2015
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