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Suggest Remedy For Painful Boil On Inner Buttock Cheek

I accidentally popped what I think might be a boil on my inner buttcheek. I ve been keeping it clean and dry. Been placing warm compresses on it a few times a day along with putting mupirpcin on it. It s been two days and there doesn t seem to be much change. The top of it is flat and black and seems to be scabbed over and there is a hard puss filled lump that only goes one way it does not surround it. It is very painful but I assume that s because it s very close to the genital region. What should I do? And is this in fact staph?
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Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

I will keep a possibility of Furuncle which is a bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue with surrounding cellulitis, the infection gaining entry through the hair follicle.
Topical you may continue using OTC topical antibacterial ointment e.g 2% mupirocin ointment, twice daily.
Oral antibiotics would be more effective since Furuncles are usually deeper. If I was the treating doctor I would have also started you on an oral antibiotic for a week e.g either flucloxacillin Or cepahlexin.
Oral antibiotics are prescription drugs, therefore, I will suggest you to talk with your physician regarding the same.
You may take an OTC oral antiinflammatory e.g ibuprofen twice daily for symptomatic relief from pain and swelling.

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Suggest Remedy For Painful Boil On Inner Buttock Cheek

Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic I will keep a possibility of Furuncle which is a bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue with surrounding cellulitis, the infection gaining entry through the hair follicle. Topical you may continue using OTC topical antibacterial ointment e.g 2% mupirocin ointment, twice daily. Oral antibiotics would be more effective since Furuncles are usually deeper. If I was the treating doctor I would have also started you on an oral antibiotic for a week e.g either flucloxacillin Or cepahlexin. Oral antibiotics are prescription drugs, therefore, I will suggest you to talk with your physician regarding the same. You may take an OTC oral antiinflammatory e.g ibuprofen twice daily for symptomatic relief from pain and swelling. Regards