Suggest Treatment For Inner Thigh Area Infection

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015

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Question : I have a pustule,or I can say a rounded projection at my inner thigh area for 4-5days now,i didn't mind at first and it starts to became smaller,but today when I see it again ,it became bigger and the color is darker,when I press on it it's a bit pain,i wanna know what that is,and how am I going to treat it?

Answered by Dr. Hardik Pitroda (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Oral and topical antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for posting on HCM.
I have reviewed your case and picture.
It seems clear that you have called furuncle, which is a bacterial infection affecting hair follicle.
I would suggest you 5 day course of oral antibiotic like Cefadroxil 500mg twice a day.
Apply antibiotic cream like Mupirocin twice a day for 1 week.
Take oral analgesics if required for pain.
Avoid pricking or scratching of lesions.
Hope this will take care of your issue.
Wish you best of health.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
M.D Dermatology

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar