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==Background==

==Diagnosis==
#May use US or needle aspiration
#Check: Blood Glucose, IV drug use (XR r/o needle), consider HIV counseling/testing

==Treatment==
#Antibiotics
##Give if there is a large cellulitic component or fever
##Need to cover staph and strep.
#Update Tetanus

===Incision & Drainage===
#Be sure to document if packing was placed in the wound
#Anesthesia should be lidocaine or Marcaine without epinephrine
#Most patients need some pain medicine prior to procedure

*Beware of toxic dose of [[lidocaine]]!
*Lido lasts 30-90 min, bupivicaine (.25%)  max= 2mg/kg lasts 6-8 hr. Do NOT inject bupivicaine intravascularly b/c= refractory cardiac arrest!!!

==Follow-up==
Wound check in 1-2 days and wound care sheet

==See Also==
*[[Lidocaine]]
*[[Bartholin Gland Abscess]]

==Source==

[[Category:Derm]]
[[Category:ID]] 
[[Category:Procedures]]