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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Growing Pimple On The Back
Question: Hi doctor
I am having a big red round pimple at my back .
It's having itching and growing. It hurts when I press it . Could you please help me with that. Thanks
I am having a big red round pimple at my back .
It's having itching and growing. It hurts when I press it . Could you please help me with that. Thanks
Brief Answer:
start oral and topical antibiotic
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
It looks like a furuncle or in simpler words bacterial infection of hair follicle.
Now to treat the same, I usually prescribe
Oral antibiotic like amoxycillin clavulinic acid 625 mg thrice in a day.
Tablet ibuprofen 400 mg twice in a day
Warm water compresses followed by mupirocin cream application twice in a day.
Do not squeeze or touch the lesion. Please get the medicines prescribed by your doctor accordingly.
Hopefully in five days it will resolve.
Hope this helped.
Take Care
start oral and topical antibiotic
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
It looks like a furuncle or in simpler words bacterial infection of hair follicle.
Now to treat the same, I usually prescribe
Oral antibiotic like amoxycillin clavulinic acid 625 mg thrice in a day.
Tablet ibuprofen 400 mg twice in a day
Warm water compresses followed by mupirocin cream application twice in a day.
Do not squeeze or touch the lesion. Please get the medicines prescribed by your doctor accordingly.
Hopefully in five days it will resolve.
Hope this helped.
Take Care
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