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Suggest Remedies For Boil In The Inner Thigh

i have a boil on my inner thigh right where your seam of jeans rubs the size of a penny it is black and keeps leaking pus and blood and the boil is black. The surrounding area is red and swollen the size of an orange..... I have been taking Epson salt baths and soaking and applying heat what else should i do??
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
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Hi,
It seems that there might be having some infection due to constant friction of jeans causing ingrown hair follicle infection.
Go for one antibiotic medicine course for 3-5 days.
Clean the wound properly and dress it with antibiotic cream.
Ok and take care.
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Suggest Remedies For Boil In The Inner Thigh

Hi, It seems that there might be having some infection due to constant friction of jeans causing ingrown hair follicle infection. Go for one antibiotic medicine course for 3-5 days. Clean the wound properly and dress it with antibiotic cream. Ok and take care.