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A 25-year-old female asked:

A week ago i noticed what i thought was a small boil on my leg but now is really big, red,hard to touch. no head. looks like a bite. what should i do?

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Dr. Laura Anissian
Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
Abscess: This could be now an abscess and might need to be opened under local anesthesia. Have it looked at by your primary care physician for evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Donald Colantino
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Boil or bite: You should have a physician examine you for diagnosis and treatment. Boils and insect bites are often treated differently. If it's truly a boil and is larger, redder, tense and tender, it may need to be drained or at least aggressively treated with warm applications to bring it to a head. Bites may need antihistamines and antibiotic if complicated by cellulitis.
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