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Suggest Treatment For Painful Boil Inside Ear
Question: Hi I have boil inside the ear is it fine to use murpirocin . It is paining very badly
Brief Answer:
Take treatment for skin infection
Detailed Answer:
Hi
You seem to have developed a lesion of folliculitis.
keep the affected area clean and dry . Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the affected area twice daily .
You might a course of oral antibiotics if the lesion tends to persist or increase.
Take some oral painkillers like ibuprofen or paracetamol to reduce the inflammation and pain .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
Take treatment for skin infection
Detailed Answer:
Hi
You seem to have developed a lesion of folliculitis.
keep the affected area clean and dry . Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the affected area twice daily .
You might a course of oral antibiotics if the lesion tends to persist or increase.
Take some oral painkillers like ibuprofen or paracetamol to reduce the inflammation and pain .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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