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What Is The Treatment For A Boil?

I have developed a boil on lower lobe of my right year. It is small in size but hurts if touched .
Its sore and riddish. I am applying SU MAG ointment with cotton and after its application it seems to have swelled up.

Am i on the right track of treatment ???
Mon, 19 May 2014
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Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

Boil is bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue. The best way to approach is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). This would take care of the infection.

An OTC antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily.

An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.

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What Is The Treatment For A Boil?

Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic Boil is bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue. The best way to approach is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). This would take care of the infection. An OTC antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily. An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain. regards