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I had these puss filled huge,boils that kept coming back. like i had them for 3 months. i had four to five under each arm at a time. they were very painful. just curious as to what that was. i had to take a antibiotics to get them to go away???
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Cultures of such boil material more often than not show MRSA Staph.
Answered 9/27/2021
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You likely have hidradenitis suppurativa. You can google this term and read more info in this https://my.clevelandclinic.org
Answered 9/28/2021
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