I had a swollen hard lump in ear which is tender after cleaning could this be infected spider bite
hi it could very well be an infected spider bite it could also be an infected follicle anyway apply some antibiotic cream over it bacitracin or fusiderm or povidone iodine apply twice daily and clean the wound with warm water while bathing do not insert anything inside the ear though if there are any worrisome changes please contact us like color change of rest of pina pain tenderness swelling increased redness spreading of the redness etc you may take tylenol if there is pain oral antibiotics are not necessary if you suffer from diabetes hypertension immunosuppression or cancer we need to be careful in that case do let us know
hello doctor I noticed a swollen and hard bump on the inside of my ear a few days ago yesterday I noticed it was now soft and squishy almost like a pimple but today I touched it and it popped and began to bleed along with some pus I was not too worried until I took a photo and saw two large holes like a spider bite and the area is a little tender after I cleaned it does it sound like it could be an infected spider bite