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Strange abscess on kids legs (with pics)?

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itsmehere1 · 13/09/2023 08:53

Hi. My 3yo woke up with these sort of wound(abscess?) on her legs, one of them broke and has a bit of puss. She says it’s not itchy but to me it looks painful. Any idea what this could be? Thanks

Strange abscess on kids legs (with pics)?
Strange abscess on kids legs (with pics)?
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WunWun · 13/09/2023 08:55

Molluscum contagiosum maybe? Or just insect bites they've scratched in their sleep?

ditalini · 13/09/2023 08:56

They look like bites that she's scratched in her sleep maybe?

Do you have animals? A flea maybe?

ShinyBandana · 13/09/2023 08:56

Horsefly bite?

I just googled that and the pics look similar

itsmehere1 · 13/09/2023 10:24

Thank you all. Off to look these up. But no we don’t have any pets or animals. She goes to nursery so maybe she got it from another kid.

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itsmehere1 · 13/09/2023 10:25

I was going to apply germolene but wasn’t sure I could as the skin is broken.

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INeedAnotherName · 13/09/2023 10:49

I use both Germolene and Savlon on broken skin. Germoline if it's gunky to help draw it out, Savlon to heal if it's clean. Keep an eye on the surrounding redness but I think keeping it clean and germoline should work great on those.

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