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Suggest Remedies For Persistent Skin Abscess Throughout The Body

Posted on Mon, 1 Aug 2016

Question: Hi I have a skin abscess for a year now. I have it in multiple places. Larger than 1/2 inch

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (6 minutes later)

Hello , multiple skin abscess point towards some serious disease,take an appointment with a physician for check up and appropriate blood work up.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (1 hour later)

How do i know when its serious

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Visit a physician.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to HCM. multiple skin ulcers can point towards early onset diabetes , generalised infection , rheumatological and immunological cause. these all etiologies need to evaluated . so after examination a physician will advise you relevant tests to rule out these systemic etiologies. regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Priyanka G Raj