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Swollen Eye, Boil Below Eyebrow
I woke up with a my eye almost completely swollen shut there is a bump right underneath my eyebrow im thinking it may be a boil . I tried to drain it and it did but i have a scab now and still a bit swollen i cleaned it with alcohol and put a penicilin ointment on it which helped a bit but it still swollen not as much as before but still is do i continue to use the ointment or go to the doctor? ?
Sat, 12 May 2012
Hi..dear user..,
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
According to your query...,
You are suffereing from Bacterial infection...called..,
STYE...it is difficult to respond to normal treatment..,
1) Cap..Cephalexin 500 mg 2 times daily for 5 days..,
2) Tab...flexon 2 times daily for 3 days..,
3) Hot fomentations every 3 hrs.....
will get good result soon....thanQ
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
According to your query...,
You are suffereing from Bacterial infection...called..,
STYE...it is difficult to respond to normal treatment..,
1) Cap..Cephalexin 500 mg 2 times daily for 5 days..,
2) Tab...flexon 2 times daily for 3 days..,
3) Hot fomentations every 3 hrs.....
will get good result soon....thanQ
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