b bohA pimple with a white puss pocket? It looks like a spider bite kinda. Do they spread easy if it is a staph infection? could it be an ingrown hair? Or a boil? Or maybe just a big pimple on a part of the body that usually does not get acne? How would I of gotten it? How do I get rid of it?
What does a staph infection look like when it first starts?
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- 21 Sep 2009 by b boh
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- infections, acne, staph skin infection
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phillip610321 Sep 2009
sounds like a random "super" pimple(my personal name for it) i usually get them inside of thigh and other random areas. if you are however concerned that this is a problem to worry about just do it the old-fashioned way and see doc. without a picture and/or locational information it is impossible to be sure.
Anonymous 22 Sep 2009
Keep the area really clean and use some hydrogen peroxide on it. See if you are running fever, check to see if it is getting more angry looking or starting to really hurt. It could be a pimple, and ingrown hair,or a boil. If you are running fever and it starts to hurt really bad or gets a red line running away from it, see a doctor stat.
hertsandb...8 Dec 2009
It is an infection, and the staff infection can be quite virullent, you need to see a GP, and get antibiotic treatment, and also topical cream. When you get this type of infection it can spread to other areas easily as it is in your blood stream. If you need to remove a boil, you need to take care not to spread the germ. You need to have clean hands, you could get some hot but not boiling water, and some cotton wool, soak the c wool in the water and place it on the boil. This will help to bring the boil to a head, to remove it you will need to remove the surface puss and a core which is the inner part of the boil. However the antibiotics do clear boils after they kick in to your bloodstream. Hope this helps,
freebird7619 Jan 2010
if any one does get staph it's highly contagious and can spread to other parts of the body even up the nose.my mom works at a hospital and says she sees it all the time.to keep the area really clean u can buy hepi cleanse that's what doctors use to wash up before surgery and you can buy it at any drug store.some staph can start out looking sort of like a pimple and then crust over to a honey colored crust or yellowy color.also there are ointments prescribed to put on staff and even a derm. can prescribe it,also staph can be itchy too.
caringsonbj28 Feb 2011
Phillip is right, I will try and explain I developed something that looked just like a pimple full of Junk (fourth of July-2 years ago) the following Monday I went in and saw my doctor, it was red looking, inflammed, I had a fever, she said I needed to enter the hospital and have IV antibiotics (I am allergic to those pills you mention) she said they would kill the bacteria and otherwise it would not improve, I was taken to surgery, before I went was put on IV Vancomycin, after they opened it they were able to culture it, it turned out to be MRSA, I spent 14 days in the hospital, once I came home I had to go every day for 6 weeks as an outpatient and have IV Vancomycin to be sure the bacteria was killed, So sometimes things that cannot be seen are in need of care faster than others, probably the best thing is as soon as you can make an appointment and have him go in and let the doctor have a look, It may be simple and easily treated but its always better to be on the safe side,
lacey123525 May 2011
staph looks like a pimple when it first comes up, and then after awhile it will begin to get bigger and bigger. the staph area will get really sore and get red all the way around it. the staph infection does spread very eaasily. the best way tp prevent not getting it if soemone around you has it or lives in the same house as you, Make sure you keep everything really clean.when I had it i made sure to wear gloves while doctoring the infection. then make sure everything is washed that you have touched in really hot water by itsself. there is a lot of ways gettin the infection such as; sitting on a toilet seat, using someone elses razors, bathtubs, sex, and it goes on. The best way i treated mine, first go to the doctor and get put on antiboctics, then what i done is put a hot wash clothe on the infection an let it come to a head, then mashed all the infection out.
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