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What Causes Skin Boils On Body?

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Posted on Mon, 2 Mar 2015
Question: Hi doctor I am 55 years old , I have been getting boils many times in past 2 years, off late in 6 months I had twice cellulitis , today I went to show and again skin has large red area after boil and diagnosed as cellulitis on leg , doc has put me on augmentin and few more med ,, what could be the reason of recurrent cellulitis ?? I get Botox every year and take jive deem injections too ,pl help

can this be because of juvederm and botox injections ,no diabities, no high bp , i am chronic asthmatic
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
folliculitis

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
It is not related to botox.
It is recurrent folliculitis a bacterial infection.
I treat such patients with a short course of capsule rifampicin and have seen excellent response.
You can try this in consultation with you doctor.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (4 minutes later)
i take botox forehead once a year and juvederm occasionaly,,, but all boils at different places ,,, why folliculitis happen?and only since past 2 years but have had skin problems from the childhood onwards , i am asthmatic too and take nuroday,nexpro rd,ccm and collaflex XXXXXXX regularly

but doctor has written symtom as cellulitis

GOT MY ESR CBC REPORT BUT DONT KNO HOW TO UPLOAD HERE

my TLC 8.22 AND ESR92 PLATELET 465000 AND RBC 6.22
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Reports are normal

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Sorry for delay in reply.

As I mentioned it is a bacterial infection.
It can happen at any age.
Sometimes the bacteria becomes resistant to common antibiotics.
In such cases Rifampicin works well.
Your reports are fine.
Only ESR is raised.
That is not a matter of concern.
Try the medication suggested by me.
It will help you.

Let me know if you have any other doubts.

Thank you.
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What Causes Skin Boils On Body?

Brief Answer: folliculitis Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query. It is not related to botox. It is recurrent folliculitis a bacterial infection. I treat such patients with a short course of capsule rifampicin and have seen excellent response. You can try this in consultation with you doctor. Let me know if you have any other doubts. Thank you