Boils with pus and hard lumps may be associated with conditions such as inflammatory edema, unhealed wounds, and scarring of the wound.
1. Inflammatory edema: boils are common superficial infected lesions, and the common causative organism is Staphylococcus aureus. When the causative agent attacks the hair follicle tissue, a localized infected lesion may occur, resulting in redness, swelling, and pain in the area of the lesion.
As the lesion progresses, the abscess breaks down, pus flows out, and localized swelling symptoms may be reduced. However, localized inflammatory edema remains, and a hard lump can develop. As the inflammation further subsides, the hard lump will slowly subside.
2. The wound has not healed: Although the wound is pus-filled, but the wound has not completely healed, there will still be localized hard lumps, need to continue anti-infection treatment.
3. Wound scar: After healing the lesion, scar tissue is formed on the wound, which will also be manifested as hard lumps. With further recovery, the hard lumps will soften and dissipate.
Therefore, it is recommended that the patient return to the hospital for a review to clarify the specific situation and then targeted treatment.