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Can A Painful Neck Boil Be Treated At Home?

I have a boil on the back of my neck. It is very painful to the touch. I applied warm compression to it and it drained a little with compression but its still hard and painful. My assclown doctor won't be in until 1 week from tomorrow and er cost on my insurance is crazy is there anything I can do from home.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Swollen and painful lump indicates an infection. Most likely its a kind of abscess. Can be caused by infected sebaceus cyst. There should be a lump present in this area before.
Waiting a week is to long if its an abscess. And its hard to treat it at home. It should be incised and drained. So you should rather consult a surgeon with it.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Can A Painful Neck Boil Be Treated At Home?

Hello! Thank you for the query. Swollen and painful lump indicates an infection. Most likely its a kind of abscess. Can be caused by infected sebaceus cyst. There should be a lump present in this area before. Waiting a week is to long if its an abscess. And its hard to treat it at home. It should be incised and drained. So you should rather consult a surgeon with it. Hope this will help. Regards.