A member asked:

I have been to the doctors multiple times for a staph infection in my armpit. it heals over and then reopens with blood and puss coming out it repeatedly. should i have a kind of gland surgery? its been packed/ given medication. 4yrs nothing works?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Hidradenitis?: Staph can behave this way; you could be a staph carrier. An infectious diseases specialist might try treating you with long-term antibiotics. Also maybe test for certain immune system deficiencies that lead to staph infections. Or maybe you have hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic infection-like syndrome that doesn't respond to antibiotics. See a dermatologist as well as ID specialist. Good luck.

Answered 10/5/2020

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