Is this a boil? You probably can't tell
from this picture...
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MandMs
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Hi and welcome to ehealthforum! Posted: 04-17-08 06:09am
I can't really tell from the picture you
have sent.
Have you already manipulated with it?
For how long you have this "boil"?
Did it start like a small itchy or tender
spot, that grew over a few days into a
large red lump under the skin surface?
Is it becoming increasingly painful?
Do you find it tender, warm, and/or
painful at the touch?
It's pretty much gone now
I went to the doctors and they told me to
put vics vapor rub on it
I was shocked they would say that
But the reason is that it sucks the crud
out and then I popped it with a needle.
SO yea
It's still there
But not like it was
It's much better
Thank you for the reply
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MandMs
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Posted: 04-21-08 02:58am
You are welcome.
A boil is a bacterial infection of the
deep part of a hair follicle (structure
under the surface of the skin where hair
forms) The bacteria survive best in moist
areas such as the nostrils and a tiny cut
of the skin allows this bacterium to enter
the follicles and cause an infection.
Have you tried an antibiotic cream or
ointment to apply around the boil?
Are you prone to form boils in this area
or you are experiencing this for the first
time?
This is the first time. Hopefully it wont
happen again. My grandmother told me that
after the infection is there and seems
gone, I am prone to more breakouts of the
infection. So I might get it again. But
now I know what to do. Thank you.
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MandMs
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 1874 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 04-30-08 04:11am
You are welcome!
A single boil can settle naturally,
especially if the pus it contains
discharges spontaneously (most boils run
their course within 4 to 10 days).
Sometimes the pus is released by cutting
carefully into the boil with sterile
instruments.
Your grandmother is right. The infection
with bacteria may linger on, or be picked
up again from someone else, so that
further infections can occur later.
To stop other boils coming up nearby, an
antibiotic cream or ointment can be used
around the boil.
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