ankle bump

I have a bump on my ankle it keeps leaking water stuff. It looks like red bump, with red lines going up and down my ankle. i did go to the doctor but all he said was this is real interesting and ran 2 test. the 1 test come back normal but the other has not come in yet. It does hurt when it stop draining for 1 to 2 days. So i hoping that some one might know what it is because it has been since July,10.2008 that it has been hurting and draining and red, thank you.

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Since when have you noticed these lesions? Do you have any other symptoms? Are you on any medications?

Ankle rash could be caused due to various reasons including - dermatitis, dry skin, eczema, heat rash or sweat dermatitis, uncomfortable footwear, etc.

It is important to wear lose comfortable footwear and maintain good personal hygiene. Use a powder to avoid sweat collection and apply calamine lotion at the sites of the lesion.

You could take oral antihistamine or antiallergic medications for the itching. Apply calamine lotion at the sites.

You would probably need antibacterial and antifungal local application medications and a course of antibiotics if the lesion does not resolve.

Consult your doctor for a clinical examination. Do get your blood sugar checked too.

Let us know about how you are doing and if you have any other doubts.

Regards.