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Having a wound
I recently got a wound on my knee and elbow i think the blood is clotting and the wound is not drying i have take some antibiotic as my doctor prescribed the wound sometimes bleed and a yellowish material comes out is it infected and how much time it will take to recover i have attached some pics of the wound
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Bangalore
hello.
the yellowish material is pus.
the wound looks infected.
you need to clean the wound, drain out or clean out as much pus as you can.
take antibiotics prescribed. wash with warm water.
and apply some antibiotic cream on it.
if it still doesn't go, visit your doctor ASAP.
regards
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