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Cause Of Swelling After Removing Ingrown Hair And Using Nebactin?

i have 25 years old , i had an axillariy hair folice about 4 monthes ago ,,, i used nebacetin then it decreased in size but not disapear until i remove the ingrowing hair by a sterile neddle and use nebactin again ... now there is a subcutenous firm swelling remain after the follicle disappear ,,, nothing can't be seen but felt
what is this swelling ? what i can do with it?
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
From your history and description, I understand that you had folliculitis in your axilla. It is an infection of the hair follicle and is common in hairy areas.
The subcutaneous firm swelling after the active infection has subsided could be a swollen lymph node. The lymph glands draining the area of infection usually swell upas a reaction to the infection and can persist that way for a few weeks.
You could take a course of oral antibiotics like cloxacillin or cephalexin for 5 days so that the residual infection and the lymph node swelling completely subside.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
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Cause Of Swelling After Removing Ingrown Hair And Using Nebactin?

Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic. From your history and description, I understand that you had folliculitis in your axilla. It is an infection of the hair follicle and is common in hairy areas. The subcutaneous firm swelling after the active infection has subsided could be a swollen lymph node. The lymph glands draining the area of infection usually swell upas a reaction to the infection and can persist that way for a few weeks. You could take a course of oral antibiotics like cloxacillin or cephalexin for 5 days so that the residual infection and the lymph node swelling completely subside. Hope this helps you. Take care.