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I Have Heat Boils Under My Armpit & Other Sensitive

Posted on Tue, 2 Apr 2019

Question: I have heat boils under my armpit & other sensitive areas & they are growing big & extremely painful. I have tried wet heat compress with apsom salt. 2 have sort of dissolved. But I see new ones growing again. What should I do? is there any over the counter antibiotics I could take?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Oral and topical antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I suggest you to take a course of an oral antibiotic e.g either Amoxicillin or Cephalexin for a few days. In addition I suggest you to use a topical antibiotic ointment e.g either Neosporin ointment or Mupirocin 2% ointment, twice daily for a few days. Oral antibiotics are prescription medications though Neosporin ointment is available otc.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (13 minutes later)

Thanks Dr. Kakkar for your prompt response.

Just a follow up question. Is there an mg for the antibiotics mentioned? & how many tablets should I consume in a day & for how many days is the course?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Oral antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

500mg of either Amoxicillin or Cephalexin, three times a day for a week is the standard dise.

take care
Let me know if you need any more assistance

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng