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I am wondering if you cantell me why this is, for past 5 yrs i have growths under my arms, like a boil doctors have treated and said there is no cure?
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Treatment but no cur: You might have something called h. Suppurativa, which is something like acne in the armpits. It can be treated with both topical and oral antibiotics. Lasers and drugs called biologics have also been used. Sometimes the individual boils can be injected with a cortisone solution which is very helpful.
Answered 8/1/2013
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