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Have Boils In Pubic And Groin Area Which Continues For A Long Time. No Medication Till Now. What To Do?

hi i am 36 years old female..married and have 3 kids...both parents were diabetic ...i have boils in pubic and groin area since last one year which have pus and pain , they drain and then get refilled....my diabetes and tests including cultural tests are clear so far... i am pencillian allergic but have used other medications but problem persists despite keeping very good hygeine and abolution with pyodine etc...help please.
Mon, 20 May 2013
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Dermatologist 's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to health care magic.
You seem to be having recurrent furunculosis.
I assumed that they have given antibiotics based on your pus culture and sensitivity reports. But inspire of that, the bacteria can sometimes form a colony in our skin and cause recurrent infections.
You could ask your dermatologist to check for carrier status by taking swabs from your nostril area, skin around the umbilicus and around the anal orifice. These are the sites where bacteria form colonies.
You could use topical mupirocin creams in those areas for 5 days in a month to eradicate the colonies.
Use an antibacterial soap.consume vitamin C rich foods and take multivitamin tablets .
Hope this helped.
Take care.
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Have Boils In Pubic And Groin Area Which Continues For A Long Time. No Medication Till Now. What To Do?

Hello, Welcome to health care magic. You seem to be having recurrent furunculosis. I assumed that they have given antibiotics based on your pus culture and sensitivity reports. But inspire of that, the bacteria can sometimes form a colony in our skin and cause recurrent infections. You could ask your dermatologist to check for carrier status by taking swabs from your nostril area, skin around the umbilicus and around the anal orifice. These are the sites where bacteria form colonies. You could use topical mupirocin creams in those areas for 5 days in a month to eradicate the colonies. Use an antibacterial soap.consume vitamin C rich foods and take multivitamin tablets . Hope this helped. Take care.