What are the signs and symptoms of a wound infection?
Even with proper treatment, a laceration may become infected. Call your caregiver if you have any of the following signs or symptoms: • Increased warmth to the area. • Redness or swelling to the area that gets worse instead of better. You may have a red streak coming from the wound. • Pain in the area that increases instead of decreases over time. • You have pus or bad-smelling drainage from the wound. Pus is a fluid that may drain from a wound that is infected. Pus is milky (not clear) and may be white, yellow, green, or brown.
