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A member asked:
How can you treat a boil which is in between my legs?
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Incision and drainag: See a physician to have the lesion incised and drained of pus. Antibiotics will not help unless the pus is drained.
Answered 5/7/2017
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Agree w Dr. Hick: Your physician or a surgeon can incise this and drain it.
Answered 5/7/2017
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