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My 11 year old daughter has a rather large
red area on her forearm that is warm to the touch and has
a pustule in the center of it. The area seems to be larger
than it was last night when I first noticed it and now covers
much of the underside of the forearm. The area near the pustule
is tender to touch. She has no other symptoms and seems to
be fine otherwise except for an occasional cough which is
not normal for her. She is otherwise healthy and takes no
medications. At what point should this be seen by our doctor?
Is there some home remedy we should try?
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She seems to be having inflammation (infection mostly due to germs)of the subcutaneous tissue also known as cellulitis. This nows seems to be forming into an abcess (the area is red, tender warm with central pustule). You need to take her to the doctor immediately to start her on antibiotics and if the abcess is well formed to drain it or else the infection may even spread more. |
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