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On And Off Small Acne Like Bumps With White Heads And Puss, Itchy On Back. Using Alcohol, Peroxide. Thoughts?

I have something on my back that's been coming and going since 2009. It comes couple times a year and its last for an little over an week. I first got it from when I had rubbed up against an bush at an park, It doesn't look like an rash Its small acne like bumps with white heads..and they puss. It itches and that's the only effect. I usually just put alcohol and peroxide and then an bandaid....... what do you thin it could be
Mon, 11 Nov 2013
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It could be furuncle just pay attention towards your hygiene, have bathe twice day use medicated soap, chorhexidine containing soap would be nice, for boil that you have, you can try povidon oint and in oral treatment try doxycycline 100 mg once in day for week it will come around with this, take care and have good day.
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On And Off Small Acne Like Bumps With White Heads And Puss, Itchy On Back. Using Alcohol, Peroxide. Thoughts?

HI Thank for asking to HCM It could be furuncle just pay attention towards your hygiene, have bathe twice day use medicated soap, chorhexidine containing soap would be nice, for boil that you have, you can try povidon oint and in oral treatment try doxycycline 100 mg once in day for week it will come around with this, take care and have good day.