Has anyone come across thinking having a pressure sore on their buttocks but turning out to be an abscess?
Its ok I've been thinking that I have had a pressure sore/ulcer on my butt cheek for the past year now being told by a tissue viability nurse and dermatologist that it looks more like a abscess.
I'm not convinced myself but they want me in hospital in the next few weeks to have it cut open and removed, they're also saying its not on a boney area to be a pressure sore.
Any help would be appreciated who have come across anything like this.
rossi17, welcome. If you’ll do a search of the word ‘flap’, you’ll find a few threads that talk about that subject. I haven’t had that problem,...just the sores. Here’s one of those threads. inspiredsciforum.com/thread/1278/pressure-sore-info
I saw your post right after you posted, but I didn’t have an answer for you myself.
it sounds like you have folliculitis, which is an inflamed hair follicle. These hair follicles can become so inflamed they turn into abscesses. The abscess can be deep, infectious and very painful, and would have to be surgically removed. If left alone it's possible you could end up with sepsis but that would be in a rare case. Yes you need to be in hospital and get this condition seen to. I've had folliculitis but only in a minor fashion. Mine have never turned into abscesses.