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Suggest Treatment For Recurring Boils On The Forehead
My friend says he hasn t used drugs in over 3 months. I know he was a cannabis user but suspect he used harder drugs. He has recurring boils on his forehead. Is this is a sign of hard drug use & how can he get them cleared up? He has been to the doctor & was given ointment.
Wed, 29 Jul 2015
Hello, from the history given, the lesions are bacterial folliculitis.
If the lesions are many, i would adv a course of oral antibiotics with cap Cephalexin 500 mg four times a day for 7 days...along with application of mupirocin cream twice daily on the lesions as well as anterior nares (to eradicate the carriage of Staphylococcus aureus , if any) to prevent the recurrence.
Thanks
Take care.
If the lesions are many, i would adv a course of oral antibiotics with cap Cephalexin 500 mg four times a day for 7 days...along with application of mupirocin cream twice daily on the lesions as well as anterior nares (to eradicate the carriage of Staphylococcus aureus , if any) to prevent the recurrence.
Thanks
Take care.
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