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What Are Boils On My Back, Neck And Thighs? How To Treat Them?

Hi I have suddenly developed large boils x3 on my back, I also have one on my thigh and two smaller lumps on my neck. I have the odd swelling in my neck now and again when I m tired and they just go but I have now got these and boils what could it be please?
Wed, 7 May 2014
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I would come up with these possibilities , for these boils , these includes.
1 Carbuncle , this is an infective gangrene of the subcutaneous tissues, due to staphylococcal infection.
Carbuncle often occurs in the nap of neck , where the skin is coarse and ill-nourished.In this subcutaneous tissues become painful & indurated &the overlying skin is red.
When such type of patient visit , I advise them to take cloxacillin 500 mg every 6 hourly for 5-7 days .
2 Boil ( syn. FURUNCLE ) A boil is a acute staphylococcal infection of a hair follicle , with perifolliculitis which usually progress to suppuration & central necrosis ( as may be in your case).
3 Impetigo is an intradermal infection . Physical examination will find out the exact nature of infection.
In this type of condition reason may be many as diabetes or skin infection . So get in blood examination for blood sugar level and also get swab examination from these multiple skin infection. Usually this type of boils responds to cloxacillin and cure within 5 - days . If don't relief within this period , consult a skin specialist and get his opinion.
Good luck.
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What Are Boils On My Back, Neck And Thighs? How To Treat Them?

Hello I would come up with these possibilities , for these boils , these includes. 1 Carbuncle , this is an infective gangrene of the subcutaneous tissues, due to staphylococcal infection. Carbuncle often occurs in the nap of neck , where the skin is coarse and ill-nourished.In this subcutaneous tissues become painful & indurated &the overlying skin is red. When such type of patient visit , I advise them to take cloxacillin 500 mg every 6 hourly for 5-7 days . 2 Boil ( syn. FURUNCLE ) A boil is a acute staphylococcal infection of a hair follicle , with perifolliculitis which usually progress to suppuration & central necrosis ( as may be in your case). 3 Impetigo is an intradermal infection . Physical examination will find out the exact nature of infection. In this type of condition reason may be many as diabetes or skin infection . So get in blood examination for blood sugar level and also get swab examination from these multiple skin infection. Usually this type of boils responds to cloxacillin and cure within 5 - days . If don t relief within this period , consult a skin specialist and get his opinion. Good luck.