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Will It Heal By It Self My Mom Has A Boil That Drained ?
Question: My mom has a boil. that drained and looks like this in the attached picture. does she need antibiotics or will it heal itslef ?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history, seen the photo.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
- Age of your Mom?
- History of diabetes or any other disease and medicines if she is taking.
- Since when the boil appeared and when did it open?
- Where is this?
- Any medicines given now?
- Any other information please.
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Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Please give additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history, seen the photo.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
- Age of your Mom?
- History of diabetes or any other disease and medicines if she is taking.
- Since when the boil appeared and when did it open?
- Where is this?
- Any medicines given now?
- Any other information please.
Awaiting.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi doctor thank you for answering. My mom is 65. No diabetes only hypertension. It was there for a week and draining for two days. She has hypertension and takes diazepam. She have been using bacitracin.
Brief Answer:
As detailed
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
No diabetes means not much to worry about.
Most of boils heal on their own by body's mechanism and rupture of boil/abscess is a good indication for early healing.
If your Mom is not on any blood thinners then medicine like Ibuprofen if it suits her helps to reduce inflammation, pain and aids in early healing.
Once rupture occurs, the pus is let down helping healing . A few days course of any antibiotic that suits her, say like Amoxy-clav helps further.
Better to apply sterile gauze soaked in Liquid Betadine that is Povidone Iodine helps better than any ointment.
Please follow these instruction and healing will be faster, better.
Please give feedback and add on fresh photos.
Feel free to give feedback and ask for any further queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Dr T Chandrakant.
As detailed
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
No diabetes means not much to worry about.
Most of boils heal on their own by body's mechanism and rupture of boil/abscess is a good indication for early healing.
If your Mom is not on any blood thinners then medicine like Ibuprofen if it suits her helps to reduce inflammation, pain and aids in early healing.
Once rupture occurs, the pus is let down helping healing . A few days course of any antibiotic that suits her, say like Amoxy-clav helps further.
Better to apply sterile gauze soaked in Liquid Betadine that is Povidone Iodine helps better than any ointment.
Please follow these instruction and healing will be faster, better.
Please give feedback and add on fresh photos.
Feel free to give feedback and ask for any further queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Dr T Chandrakant.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you so much. My mom had her first Moderna injection. She due for the second dose April 9th is okay if she gets it then ?
Brief Answer:
Yes, she can take second dose as scheduled.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your appreciation.
Surely yes, second dose of Moderna on April 9 can be taken.
Yes, she can take second dose as scheduled.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your appreciation.
Surely yes, second dose of Moderna on April 9 can be taken.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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