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What Can Cause A Puss Filled Boil Below The Skin In An Infant?

my baby is 16 week and some days, she just had a boil that is hard below the skin and inflamed outwards. It actually looked like a bite, it was after pus came out later on that I realised it was boil. Immediately it burst, I cleaned the surface with diluted disinfectant and applied antibacterial cream on it. Is teething the cause of such boil? And is it right to have treated it the way I did? Does she need antibiotics?
Thu, 16 Oct 2014
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Pediatrician, Pulmonology 's  Response
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
If pus comes out then antibiotics like amoxicillin is required.
Continue topical antibacterial cream
Wishing good health
Regards
DR ARUN
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What Can Cause A Puss Filled Boil Below The Skin In An Infant?

Hi Thanks for writing to us. If pus comes out then antibiotics like amoxicillin is required. Continue topical antibacterial cream Wishing good health Regards DR ARUN