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Pus comes out from my boil, what should i do?

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Salt water soaks: First try salt water soaks. Take a teaspoon of table salt and add it to a pint of warm tap water. Mix it up and then soak a wash cloth and then place the wash cloth on the boil for 5 min. Do this two times a day. If it gets very red or warm to touch, you may have to see your dr to have it drained and start antibiotics.

Answered 12/10/2012

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Dr. Michael Bryan answered

Specializes in Dermatology

Boil: A boil draining pus can be a sign of a staph infection. If you have not seen a doctor, you should. The lesion may require drainage or possibly antibiotics. Washing with an antibacterial soap and applying hot compresses to the lesion may help until you can be seen.

Answered 10/3/2015

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