Question 1

boil in groin area has mostly drained out after antibiotic treatment but there is still a small bump. what could that be?

Accepted Answer

: It will resolve eventually. Take care.

Question 2

whats the treatment for skin tags and boils?

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: The most effective treatment for boils depends on their size, but for most would be surgical opening and drainage. Skin tags, again depend on size. Some can be destroyed by application of chemicals; some can be tied of to remove their blood supply after which they drop off.

Question 3

what cause boils that aren't healing even after antibiotics treatment? they just keep coming and spreading

Accepted Answer

MRSA: methicillin resistant staph aureus-resistant to routine antibiotic therapy and often requires 2 or more antibiotics for cure.

Question 4

treatment of recurrent boils?

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Recurrent boils: Recurrent boils can be challenging. Make sure there is no underlying problem causing them such as diabetes, blood related issues. 
Antibiotics have been used to treat infection. Good hygiene of the area is important as well. I would recommend you see an infectious disease doc in the area who can examine you and provide you with good advice based on the exam and work up.

Question 5

how long is antibiotic treatment?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Antibiotic treatment varies greatly depending on the disease being treated and the antibiotic of choice. Treatments can vary from one day (ie z-max for otitis) tto months for conditions such as osteomyelitis.

Question 6

what is the best treatment for a lanced boil  ?

Accepted Answer

Heat and antibiotics: A boil is a collection of bacteria and white blood cells, that increases in size so it may rupture and spread. Draining it, placing a drain in some patients, heat, and an antibiotic if it is a large abscess are often prescribed.
  It is essential NOT to squeeze boils, which  makes them dramatically worse! 
Squeezing pushes the pus deeper into tissues, makes a minor pimple into ad serious abscess

Question 7

is amoxicillin right for the treatment of boils?

Accepted Answer

No: No antibiotic is very effective against boils, which usually need to be opened and drained.  But Amoxicillin would be particularly ineffective, since it doesn't treat staph, the most common cause of boils.

Question 8

what's the best treatment for boils on the thighs?

Accepted Answer

Boils: These are, more often that not, due to staph aureus infection, and you should be seen by a doctor, have one of these opened and cultured.
The important factor is to determine whether or not this is mrsa, and if so this will influence the choice of antibiotic. You might also need to attempt nasopharyngeal and skin colonization. Good luck.

Question 9

paronychia. what is the antibiotic most often used for treatment?

Accepted Answer

Seldom needs AB: Paronychia seldom needs therapy with antibiotics.  Usually frequent hot compresses and soaks will bring it to a head and allow either spontaneous drainage or opening with a blade.  If there is extension of the infection beyond the rim of the nail this requires more specific identification of the organism before treatment, but often drugs like clindamycin, Doxycycline and others can be started.

Question 10

what is the antibiotic most often used for treatment of paronychia?

Accepted Answer

Often antibiotic: Is prescribed b u t 
 the paronychia may need to be unroofed, soaks often help in hydrogen peroxide, topical medications, topical antibiotics  like muciprocin or some old fashioned cure like gentian violet too. Much depends if it is acute bacterial or a chronic situation which may be fungal or yeast or due to skin changes at the nail skin interface.  You want to see someone if it doesnt work.

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Boil in groin area has mostly drained out after antibiotic treatment but there is still a small bump. what could that be?

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