
Suggest Treatment For Painful Hard Abscess

Boil under pressure with furuncles. See a Doctor.
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and a clear picture.
Noted the history related to your fiance.
The picture clearly shows this to be an abscess with surrounding erythema with small lesions which look to be developing boils like furuncles.
These may appear due to spread if the infection as the infection is under pressure or may be due to application of the stick-on dressing material.
Yes, he needs medical attention as he needs an antibiotic cover and an anti-inflammatory medicine prescription.
You may apply liquid povidone iodine locally to the skin to sterilize the skin.
This may open up on its own within a few days or may need a small incision and debridement if does not open up or increase in size.
I hope this answers your query.


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