Suggest Treatment For Rashes And Boils Behind Legs

Posted on Sat, 22 Aug 2015

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Question : My step daughter is in college and has a rash on the back of her legs. There are boils. She went nto the college clinic and they said she had a staph infection but caught it early enough that it was not contagious. They prescribed her Muciprocin ointment usp 2%. She said that the larger boils and parts of her skin on the back of her legs are numb. Should she be concerned? She is not running a fever (98), actually a little below. She is worried about the numbing but did not know if this was a normal thing.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It does not seem concerning

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through the description and understand your concerns. It seems that the doctor at her college clinic has rightly suggested it to be a Staphylococcal infection and that mupirocin ointment is to be applied. Since she does not have fever, I would not be worried. But about the numbing, could you please explain in some more detail? I am not sure if it is normal. An image of the affected area(s) would be helpful. You can upload it using the facility on the upper right of this page.

I will await your response.

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (52 minutes later)

She said the areas where the rash is feels numb, especially the boils. I was not sure if it was the cream or if it is because of the inflammation.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Does not look concerning to me

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.

I have checked the attached images. It does not look concerning to me. The numbness could be due to the inflammation. It should gradually be fine. You need not worry.

Regards

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