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Suggest Remedy For Pimples In Arm
My husband has ache like pimples close to the under arm area but on his inner arm. He says he pops them and a solid ball comes out. He describes it as a ball of dried skin. What could this be, I see them on his arms periodically. He is a heavy smoker and I think it has to do with this, can your bodies secrete nicotine or other foul gunk from cigarettes ?
Fri, 4 Aug 2017
Hi.
As per your case history of pimples, my treatment advice is -
1. They are not related to smoking. It is a bacterial infection of skin.
2. Don't squeeze the lesions as it may worsen the condition.
3. Apply a mild antibiotic cream like fusiderm cream twice daily on it.
4. Other treatment options are oral antibiotics like levofloxacin, cefadroxil and azithromycin taken only after consulting a dermatologist.
Thanks.
Dr. Harshit bhachech.
MBBS, DDVL.
As per your case history of pimples, my treatment advice is -
1. They are not related to smoking. It is a bacterial infection of skin.
2. Don't squeeze the lesions as it may worsen the condition.
3. Apply a mild antibiotic cream like fusiderm cream twice daily on it.
4. Other treatment options are oral antibiotics like levofloxacin, cefadroxil and azithromycin taken only after consulting a dermatologist.
Thanks.
Dr. Harshit bhachech.
MBBS, DDVL.
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