Question 1

can boils be underneath the skin surface? i have a lump that seems like it is deep underneath the skin.  could this be a boil?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Boils are abscesses, pockets of infection that develop below the surface of the skin.

Question 2

i have boil like bumps on my inner thighs and pubic mound they sometimes go away on their own but leave deep indents in my skin that wont go away?

Accepted Answer

Please see: your physician or a dermatologist as these recurrent boils need treatment.

Question 3

can staph infected boils be deep in the skin where you can't see them but only feel them? will you always be able to visibly see boils on the skin?

Accepted Answer

Not staph: A lump under the skin, not breaking through to the surface, almost certainly is not a boil or any other kind of staph infection. See your doctor if the lump persists or you otherwise remain concerned, but no worries about staph.

Question 4

my doctor has confirmed that a boil has fully drained but it is inflamed inside the deep skin. scabbing has come off and it is pink with a raise edge?

Accepted Answer

Healing boil: Should be ok as it sounds like it is healing

Question 5

hi.. i have dry ear problem n need to use ear bud every two days to remove wax else it itches very badly.  sometimes i get black wax n black skin flakes .

if i penetrative deep..i feel relieved but after a day or so get pus n blood. .seems like a boil i

Accepted Answer

See DR: Seborrheic dermatitis is very common. Frequently ear drops containing aminoglycosides are used. These are common sensitizers. The allergic contact dermatitis due to neomycin or colymycin or bacitracin results in itch + weeping + sweling. Itch may be so severe as to cause brisk rubbing. The rubbing can be hard enough to cause pain, swelling, bleeding, weeping. Remedy is to use only cortisone drops.

Question 6

had a boil a week ago on the lower left buttock.it popped & the skin got dark & infected(blood+pus).deep pain, cant walk/sit.taking 400mg cefixime since yestrday,now bleeding wont stop.how to stop it? is it bcause of the infection or the antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

The infection: Not supposed to provide individual advice on this site, just general information.  Nonetheless ... the bleeding is caused by the infection.  The blood vessels around the infection open wider (to deliver more blood to the area and fight the infection) - also, that’s why it becomes red.

Apply pressure to the area.  Keep it clean and covered.

Cefixime has nothing to do with it

Question 7

whats the treatment for skin tags and boils?

Accepted Answer

: 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 8

can skin boils make you sick?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: One boil generally only causes localized pain and tenderness, but multiple ones may cause symptoms of fever and malaise. In the latter case a course of antibiotics are prescribed. With one boil, warm compresses and,at times, incision and drainage are performed. The examining physician can advise you best,however.

Question 9

what medication can be used to treat skin boils?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: Boils are usually caused by bacteriae. So antibiotics would help.

Question 10

how do you get ecoli skin boils?

Accepted Answer

From contamination: E. Coli is an enteric bacteria that lives in the intestines.  It is not a normal organism in the skin and infects it by being transferred from people, our own hands  or contaminated fomites.

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A member asked:

Can boils be underneath the skin surface? i have a lump that seems like it is deep underneath the skin. could this be a boil?

A member asked:

I have boil like bumps on my inner thighs and pubic mound they sometimes go away on their own but leave deep indents in my skin that wont go away?

A member asked:

Can staph infected boils be deep in the skin where you can't see them but only feel them? will you always be able to visibly see boils on the skin?

A member asked:

My doctor has confirmed that a boil has fully drained but it is inflamed inside the deep skin. scabbing has come off and it is pink with a raise edge?

A member asked:

Hi.. i have dry ear problem n need to use ear bud every two days to remove wax else it itches very badly. sometimes i get black wax n black skin flakes . if i penetrative deep..i feel relieved but after a day or so get pus n blood. .seems like a boil i

A member asked:

Had a boil a week ago on the lower left buttock.it popped & the skin got dark & infected(blood+pus).deep pain, cant walk/sit.taking 400mg cefixime since yestrday,now bleeding wont stop.how to stop it? is it bcause of the infection or the antibiotic?

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Whats the treatment for skin tags and boils?

A member asked:

Can skin boils make you sick?

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What medication can be used to treat skin boils?

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How do you get ecoli skin boils?

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