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Why does my five year old have a boil on her upper thigh? i give her multivitamins, immune booster probiotics and a large variety of food..
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It happens: Unfortunately, bug bites and other itchy things happen.When the kid scratches the area the skin may be opened further and any germ under the kids fingernail is planted in the wound.This may be a germ that enjoys the extra nutrients of the wound and digs down creating a boil.Normal kids are not decontaminating their fingers wit good hand washing every few minutes. So this happens.
Answered 11/11/2013
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