Please Help. What is this on my leg? Ringworm?

[Skyler386]

(Before reading this consider that I have tried to see a dermatologist, but they do not have appts open for 3 months.)


MY QUESTION: Is this really ringworm? (pictures below) Or something different? Should I go to the ER or wait till tomorrow?


BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Over 2 months ago this gross circular thing started growing on my leg. Since it was really itchy and formed little bubbles I thought it was posion ivy. Then about 2 weeks ago It started "spreading" and forming more of these circular rashes. Like 2 more. Anywho 2 weeks ago I went to the doctor she said it was probably dry skin and they prescribed hydrocordizone (sp?) 2 times a day which didn't do anything and it did nothing and more started to form. I am now up to at least 6 good size circular rashes that are growing by the day. I went to a different doctor almost week ago and he said it looked like maybe ringworm but he did not know and prescriped ciclopirox cream .77% two times per day. It has now been about 5 days since I saw him and the once bubbles that just had clear liquid oozing from it (I mean a lot like oozing down my leg) are now filled with pus looking stuff (white pus) but in smaller amounts, but when you pop them a bunch comes out and when you sqweeze my leg a lot comes out. It is so gross. I am considering going to the ER today or just waiting and calling the doc back tomorrow. I do not really think that the ER could really help me anyway and my real doc said he could get me into a doc way faster than 3 months, but not till Thursday.

Warning: These pictures are really gross. It is my right leg and I popped like all the puss bubbles right before taking this picture, which will come back in about an hour.

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Additional Details:
I currently have a temperature of 100'F that I got a 1/2 hour ago.

Also, I thought it was important to add that it used to be itchy, but now the little ones are itchy and the big one just hurts. Yesturday I went swimming and when I got out it hurt so bad that I could not even walk, because it felt like someone was stabbing me right where the big one was and I really could not walk.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the picture and symptoms it looks like Erythema nodosum. It results in reddish, painful, tender lumps most commonly located in the front of the legs below the knees.

Diagnosis is by physical examination and biopsy of the lesion.Other lab investigations like complete blood count, ESR,ASO titer, urinalysis, throat culture, intradermal tuberculin test, and chest x-ray may also be done.

I wuld recommend a physician/dermatologist’s evaluation.Treatment depends on the confirmation of diagnosis.Then Erythema multiforme has to be ruled out.
Hope it helps. Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.Kind regards.

[jagesh50]

A bacterial eczema and you need antibiotics internally,do go to the ER and start treatment right away.