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What Causes Abscess Under Armpit?

Hi my friend is in a really bad way with abcesses under arms. 3under onearm and another under the other . these are not the first, they are occuring very often some in her ears on her neck , its driving her mad . she has antibiotics from her doc for this . what is the cause and what can she do to stop them                                                  
Mon, 22 Sep 2014
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1.The history and localisation of the lesions suggests hair follicular infection with collection of pus within.
2.In this case an antibiotic will help, in larger and recurrence a small incision and drainage might be needed.
3.Ask her not to squeeze the lumps, scratch the area - in that way they will complicate and reoccur again and not heal accordingly.
4.Maintain local hygiene, clean with antiseptic liquid. Avoid shaving for some time until heals, use trimmer instead.
5.A complete blood count to see the possibilities of reduced WBC count causing the infections. Good luck.

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What Causes Abscess Under Armpit?

Welcome to health care magic. 1.The history and localisation of the lesions suggests hair follicular infection with collection of pus within. 2.In this case an antibiotic will help, in larger and recurrence a small incision and drainage might be needed. 3.Ask her not to squeeze the lumps, scratch the area - in that way they will complicate and reoccur again and not heal accordingly. 4.Maintain local hygiene, clean with antiseptic liquid. Avoid shaving for some time until heals, use trimmer instead. 5.A complete blood count to see the possibilities of reduced WBC count causing the infections. Good luck. Hope i have answered your query. Any thing to ask do not hesitate. Thank you.