Is my wound infected?

[Diego17]

Hoping someone can advise-  8 days ago I gashed my thigh on outdoor furniture (long story).  It produced a deep scrape with little drops of blood but never actually bled. It never hurt too much.  I cleaned it with alcohol and a day later I used Neosporin and a bandage about 75% of the time since the injury.  A scab has finally formed but there is a large amount of redness surrounding the abrasion- about a full inch of it is very red and inflamed.  It's almost like a bad rash but I assume it's actually inflammation of some sort.

The wound doesn't hurt and produces a small amount of clear discharge.  There is even a smaller amount of yellow discharge on the bandage which appears to be coming from the scab.  

Despite there being limited pain, it itches like crazy.  If I scratch any where in the inflamed area the itching gets worse so I am trying to avoid it.

The abrasion itself seems like it's healing since there is a scab forming  but I don't understand this inflammation /redness. I'd upload a picture but I don't see that feature.

Has anyone experienced anything like this before?  I am 38 and it seems like this wound should have healed now, being 8 days later.

Thanks

[purple1234567]

Itching can be a sign of healing, but I'd be concerned about the redness and the discharge.  If you are still seeing issues at this point, get it checked out.  Hope it heals quickly for you!