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What Causes Painful Infected Boil?
My husband Hassan infected boil under his left breast. It has a dark spot in it. He has had this for several years. However, the infection has occurred twice. The first time he lanced it and had a Dr clean it. This time the pain was worse so he went to a Dr. The Dr gave him antibiotic, oral and topical. Plus pain med. something he seldom takes. He doesn t like taking pain meds. When he was willing to take pain med, I knew he was in severe pain.
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
hi,
looks like your partner have developed folliculitis ( pyoderma).
Folliculitis (also known as "Hot Tub Rash") is the inflammation of one or more hair follicles.
The condition may occur anywhere on the skin with the exception of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
They may appear as red dots firstly and then increase in size to become red , hot, tender pus filled lesions.
Avoid touching it too much.
Avoid using any kind of cold dreams or hair oils, as it might increase the lesion.
You can start using any topical antibiotic/antiseptic cream over the lesion and see if it persists even after using the cream for 2-3 days, then you need to consult a skin specialist as lesions are very painful and also they tend to increase in size very quickly.
Take some pain killers along for relieving the associated pain and discomfort.
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
looks like your partner have developed folliculitis ( pyoderma).
Folliculitis (also known as "Hot Tub Rash") is the inflammation of one or more hair follicles.
The condition may occur anywhere on the skin with the exception of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
They may appear as red dots firstly and then increase in size to become red , hot, tender pus filled lesions.
Avoid touching it too much.
Avoid using any kind of cold dreams or hair oils, as it might increase the lesion.
You can start using any topical antibiotic/antiseptic cream over the lesion and see if it persists even after using the cream for 2-3 days, then you need to consult a skin specialist as lesions are very painful and also they tend to increase in size very quickly.
Take some pain killers along for relieving the associated pain and discomfort.
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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