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How To Treat Itchy Boils While On Chemotherapy?

I am on chemo, and I break out with large welts, almost like a boil but do not come to a head, and they are very itchy, I am losing a lot of sleep because of the itch, and I break open the skin and it starts oozing, I have had many different types of creams and nothing is working, now I am getting some on my face and my belly, so all over now. I need something to kill the bacteria that is causing this, what can I take internally, as an antibiotic to cure the blood or immune system.
Tue, 21 Jul 2015
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To treat itchy boils you can take some some antibiotic preferably cefadroxyl or doxy after an expert opinion along with cetrizine or avil for itching and redness. You can use betnovate-c cream or candid-b powder for local application. Do regular dressing under strict aseptic precautions if oozing is present.
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How To Treat Itchy Boils While On Chemotherapy?

To treat itchy boils you can take some some antibiotic preferably cefadroxyl or doxy after an expert opinion along with cetrizine or avil for itching and redness. You can use betnovate-c cream or candid-b powder for local application. Do regular dressing under strict aseptic precautions if oozing is present.