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What Is The Cause And Cure For Intermittent Painful Boils Under Armpits?

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Posted on Sun, 5 Jan 2014
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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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (23 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Details below Detailed Answer: 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
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (5 minutes later)
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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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (5 hours later)
Brief Answer: Details below Detailed Answer: 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
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What Is The Cause And Cure For Intermittent Painful Boils Under Armpits?

Brief Answer: Details below Detailed Answer: 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