Wtf is this on dp’s leg?! <Gross picture warning>

[TeddyIsaHe]

Dp had an ingrown hair 3 weeks ago that has suddenly decided to go bananas. I’ve forced him to call his GP and waiting a call back, but wondering if any MNers could shed some light in the meantime!

Ekkkk. Whatever it is it's infected. He will need antibiotics! You not tempted to have a rummage? 🤣

I'm totally joking btw! Please don't touch it. It's just an infection that's got into it. He will defo need something to get that cleared up. They will probably need to take swabs but will more than likely be strep

Your poor DH, that looks so sore! I would want that looking at today, it looks infected. I love sporn but I would leave that well alone.

I’m not going anywhere near that horror! What is the black thing inside?

Eurgh, hopefully his leg doesn’t fall off, I’d never hear the end of it!

I bet something is living in there..

Staph even, not strep.

Oxydised puss? My first thought was it could be an absess, if you are feeling brave Google absess ingrown hair, the pictures aren't pretty.

How big is it? Draw around the perimeter with a pen. If it starts to spread, he could need urgent treatment. My dd had similar but without the hole and it was cellulitis, which is pretty serious.

Does he have a temperature or anything? Look out for signs of sepsis

Wowsers. That's bad.
Did it have a thick plug at any point?
I've seen videos that look similar and they were described as staph infection pus plugs and when pulled out left holes like that.

Hope the gp gets back soon! I'd want antibiotics if that was me

I don’t think I could resist squeezing that.

*abscess sorry!

My friend’s leg looked like that once. It turned out a botfly (sp?) had laid an egg in her skin, one day a larvae popped out of the hole in her leg!

No temp or soreness. There was a plug that he picked (grrrr) and that’s what is left.

Botfly!!! Dear god 🤮

Definitely do as ochon says, draw around it. If its spreading quickly or he starts to get a temperature or other signs of sepsis get is seen asap

Its an abscess, but the question is what is causing it

I was going to say botfly too. Seriously grim, he needs to see / speak to a GP ASAP. Hope he's OK!!!!

Have you sent a picture to the GP? I'd suggest emailing them if at all possible so they can actually see it before your callback, it's huge and so angry I think they need to see it to not dismiss it as something that doesn't need urgent treatment.

Fuck, looks like an access or an infected follicle or something.

Hospital, that needs cutting out or antibiotics. Staph infections kill.

He’s not sent a photo yet, but the receptionist said they’ll either request a photo of be seen in person this afternoon, so it will definitely be checked out today.

If not it’ll be the walk-in later on. It will definitely be checked out by this evening.

i'd say spider bite...cos of the black inside, the venom basically melts the area from the inside

only as he is not fly he will probably survive.

Get him to ring the doctor, my DP had a cut on the back of his calf last year, it went manky and he spent most of July in hospital with sepsis and kidney failure. He is still sorting out the aftereffects now.

@teddyisahe

Ah that's great he'll have it looked at today one way or another. It definitely needs urgent treatment, hopefully they'll be able to identify it ASAP. Poor bloke!

That looks like my friend’s spider bite. It took months to sort out. Whatever antibiotics they gave her were either not the right ones or not strong enough. I’m glad he’s seeing someone today.

Placemarking.

If he picked at it without washing his hands first, that is probably the reason he has an infection.

Hope it gets better soon.