Abscesses or cellulitis are bacterial infections of the skin. These conditions usually require medical treatment and are sometimes serious. Bacteria may enter through any break in the skin, such as a cut, scrape, hang nail, or insect bite. An abscess is a pocket of pus under the skin. It is red, warm, painful, and usually firm. Sometimes an abscess is mushy, and you can feel liquid move under the skin. Cellulitis is infection of the skin tissue itself. Skin is warm, pink or red, and tender. It looks like sunburn surrounding a small scrape.
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Alger Pediatrics
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Grand Rapids, MI 49507