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Hello my husband been getting boils for a year now what do we need to do?

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Boil Therapy: For larger boils and carbuncles, treatment usually includes draining the boil with an incision and sometimes taking antibiotics. Long term antibiotics like solodyn (minocycline) or Doryx may be helpful.

Answered 6/25/2014

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