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Suggest Medication For Painful Opened Boil On The Knee

opened boil in the crease of knee. no pus, just blood. no pain relief. worried about pain and healing. what should i do? heat or cold a nurse professional opened it. wrapped or unwrapped?would a doctor offer more treatment? bjggauther@new,rr.xom regarding the opened boil
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

It Seems that you have developed folliculitis in the knee region. I would advise you to keep the area clean and dry as much as possible.

Do not apply any kind of moisturizing creams/lotions or oil over the affected area.Wear cotton garments so as to decrease the amount of sweating.

Clean the area with lukewarm water twice a day and apply an antibiotic cream like mupirocin gel over the area twice daily.

If in spite of the above measures, the lesion persists or continues to increase in size, then you might need a course of oral antibiotics along with pain killers.

In that case, I would advise you to visit a dermatologist for proper assessment and treatment.
Thank you.
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Suggest Medication For Painful Opened Boil On The Knee

Hello, Welcome to HCM, It Seems that you have developed folliculitis in the knee region. I would advise you to keep the area clean and dry as much as possible. Do not apply any kind of moisturizing creams/lotions or oil over the affected area.Wear cotton garments so as to decrease the amount of sweating. Clean the area with lukewarm water twice a day and apply an antibiotic cream like mupirocin gel over the area twice daily. If in spite of the above measures, the lesion persists or continues to increase in size, then you might need a course of oral antibiotics along with pain killers. In that case, I would advise you to visit a dermatologist for proper assessment and treatment. Thank you.