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Im just stopped iv drug usage a week ago and in the spot where i shot up last theres a hard red bump thats painful and getting bigger and harder?
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See doctor: First of all, congratulations to you on stopping IV drug usage. Please be sure to get into a program and a support group to help you stay off them. A hard red bump is a sign of infection (abscess) and needs evaluation. It may need to be drained. If infection spreads out of the bump and into the surrounding skin, that could get nasty.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Good job quitting!: Sounds like you have a boil or subcutaneous abscess developing. You need to go to ER so they can examine & possibly drain & culture it. You absolutely need antibiotics right now. I would push for further testing (HCV, HBV, HIV & blood culture) & maybe even echocardiogram to look at heart valve leaflets to make sure those don't have vegetations on them. Endocarditis is common in IV drug abusers.
Answered 11/24/2014
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