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Why The Swelling Of The Boil Is Not Going Down?
hello, my son who is 1-1/2 y/o has a boil in his head in the area just above the tip of his ear....i have only done warm compress to the area and it has already drained. i am expecting the swelling to come down but every day it is just about the same, red and swollen and still draining..should i give him antibiotics now?
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
Hi,
You only mentioned of boil does he have any other symptom like ear ache,ear discharge,sneezing cold cough,
If boil is draining and ozzing fluid its actively infected,you will need to start an antibiotic as soon as possible,like amoxocillin and calvulinic acid,and anti inflammatory drugs and analgesic,keep the wound clean,
I suggest you should have a ent opinion or surgeons opinion for it.
You only mentioned of boil does he have any other symptom like ear ache,ear discharge,sneezing cold cough,
If boil is draining and ozzing fluid its actively infected,you will need to start an antibiotic as soon as possible,like amoxocillin and calvulinic acid,and anti inflammatory drugs and analgesic,keep the wound clean,
I suggest you should have a ent opinion or surgeons opinion for it.
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