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What can I do to treat a skin boil?
Dr. Steven Bowers
, Temple University School of Medicine
Answered Feb. 17, 2012
30 years experience in Internal Medicine
Warm soaks. Warm soaks may bring the boil to drain spontaneously. If not go to the emergency department for a procedure to drain it. You may need antibiotics.
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