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I am suffering from skin infection in armpit for a week and having keflex 500mg for the a week. it did reduce my pain but not completely and it did not break out instead it is still there. most badly, another infection started in the other arm pit. ?
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See your doctor: if this is a recurrent thing, you could have hydradenitis. You might need to see a surgeon eventually to excise the cysts. For now, see your doctor for more or another antibiotic.
Answered 3/4/2016
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Hydradenitis: Recurrent infections in the underarms and groins are called hydradenitis suppurativa. This is a different entity than hyperhidrosis. It is comedolike occlusion of the follicles of hair, causing recurrent infection and purulent discharge.
Answered 4/1/2016
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