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What Causes Redness On The Lower Abdomen?
Question: This is right along my underwear line. What is it? Skin boil, pimple? I notice it but and a little tender. I play alot of tennis too sweat in this area?
Brief Answer:
Boil/Furuncle
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the query
I have gone through the case history.
I feel this problem can be resolved by appropriate use of anti-bacterial treatment.
Follow below instructions
1 Avoid wearing tight cloths, keep the affected area dry.Use cotton /soft cloths
2 Compress the affected areas with saline water at 25-30 C temperature several times a day and then let it dry
3 Mupirocin cream or ointment couple of times day
4 Oral antibiotic. For most such patients that I see, Linezolid , generic name, works best given twice a day
5 Anti-inflammatory like Ibuprofen to take care of pain and swelling.
^.If you have pain , give hot fermentation, which gives relief
It is possible that you have caught infections following the initial episode of itching.
Thank you
Take care
Regards
Dr Priyanka
Boil/Furuncle
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the query
I have gone through the case history.
I feel this problem can be resolved by appropriate use of anti-bacterial treatment.
Follow below instructions
1 Avoid wearing tight cloths, keep the affected area dry.Use cotton /soft cloths
2 Compress the affected areas with saline water at 25-30 C temperature several times a day and then let it dry
3 Mupirocin cream or ointment couple of times day
4 Oral antibiotic. For most such patients that I see, Linezolid , generic name, works best given twice a day
5 Anti-inflammatory like Ibuprofen to take care of pain and swelling.
^.If you have pain , give hot fermentation, which gives relief
It is possible that you have caught infections following the initial episode of itching.
Thank you
Take care
Regards
Dr Priyanka
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Thank you. It does not itch. Can i buy the cream you mentioned over the counter? I was also worried about herpes too. It is not liqud filled and no other marks. From what i read herpes comes in cluster?
Brief Answer:
you can use Mupirocin cream
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks again
Boil in the picture u have sent is not looking like a herpes .Usually in herpes you can find water filled blister.
So need not worry about herpes now.
Just follow instructions which i have given above. Use that cream and take antibiotic. It may get resolved within a week.
Take care
Regards
Dr Priyanka
you can use Mupirocin cream
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks again
Boil in the picture u have sent is not looking like a herpes .Usually in herpes you can find water filled blister.
So need not worry about herpes now.
Just follow instructions which i have given above. Use that cream and take antibiotic. It may get resolved within a week.
Take care
Regards
Dr Priyanka
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
Thank you
Brief Answer:
hi
Detailed Answer:
Wishing you good health
Take care
Regards
Dr Priyanka
hi
Detailed Answer:
Wishing you good health
Take care
Regards
Dr Priyanka
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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