Hello, I have a painful lump that appeared on my arm a few weeks ago. I thought I at first had been bitten by something but now I m really not sure. I have put neosporine on it but that just makes it look worse. The pain is only present when I accidently hit it on something. I have been unemployed since 2008 and have no health insurance...don t know what to do.
Hi, Dear,Thanks for your query to Chat Doctor. Studied your query in full depth of its details. Reviewed it in context of your health concerns. Based On the facts, You seem to suffer from-painful lump on your forearm caused from bruise, with infected skin around it. It seems to be caused from wound infection with abscess developing in it/ or could be from infected hematoma, which got resolved with infection cellulitis, causing pain on citing only. So it appears to be resolved hematoma or chronic resolving abscess.USG would confirm the extent of its spread and its volume depth. Treat-Antibiotics- x 7 days Tibetan NSAIDs 7 days lifeblood Tests for-DiabetesSurgeons opinion with USG evaluation of the painful lump.IF you need be-Surgical Chat Doctor.