What Is The Cause And Cure For Intermittent Painful Boils Under Armpits?
Question: Hi, I seem to getting really painful boils under my armpits.. They come and go. What can I do to stop this?
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Hello
Thanks for the query,
You might be suffering from a condition called as Hidradenitis suppurativa.
It presents with boils in arm pit.
Can you send a photograph of the lesions.
This will help me in giving a closer diagnosis and a better line of management.
Waiting for your response
Thank you
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Here you go. It's reddish, and sore. It's not as large as other ones I've had before though.
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Hello
Thanks for the photograph.
These are recurrent folliculitis.
A bacterial infection.
You need treatment with oral and topical antibiotics.
Amoxicillin will be better.
Apply ointment mupirocine twice daily.
Actually nostrils serve as a source of recurrent infection.
Please apply the ointment even in your nostrils.
This will prevent recurrent infection.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar