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How Long To Pack Skin Abscess

Premium Questions

Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

Skin abscess for over a year. Multiple locations. Red lines under skin ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

Abscess help ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Jasvinder Singh MD

A skin abscess / hard lump under armpit. It appeared recently after doing a trimming to remove hair around the area ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jasvinder Singh ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Manisha Jain MD

Hi I have a skin abscess for a year now. I have it in multiple places. Larger than 1/2 inch ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)
Dr.   Charu Bansal MD

[my wife keeps gettin skin abcesses , she has had two in the past two weeks, and thinks she is getting two more , what wold cause this ?] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Charu Bansal ( Dermatologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. PALLETI SUJITH KUMAR MD

I currently have a abscess. I have been to my doctor to have it lanced and drained and packed. They told me to do warm compresses over it and slowly get the rest of the puss out. I have done this and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. PALLETI SUJITH KUMAR ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

Hi, i hope you can help me answer my question. I ve had a skin abscess, i was given antibiotics by a doctor to fight off the infection and now eventually the abscess has drained on its own after 2 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

i have some brown fluid which oozes from my anus, i got no pain or swelling in the area. I am currently on some antibiotics for a skin abscess, called Flucloxacillin 500mg will these help cure the brown ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I have been diaganosed MRSA that began as a large skin abscess under my armpit. It has been cut and drained and packed for 5 days. Today I notice first small amounts of blood in my rectum and last time I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Dinesh Saini MD

I am on antibiotics for a skin abscess. I have been on them for 5 days now. I can see they are helping the infection. But half the time on feel okay, but the other time I feel very unwell; including ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dinesh Saini ( General & Family Physician)