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What Causes Boil In Genital Area With History Of Chlamydia?
male: 6'3" 210lb age 56... I was treated for Chlamydia in June of 2010... I felt great while on the anitbiotics, then after several days I started to feel lethargic, with a weird head cramping, painful stiff neck and shoulders... about every couple months I get a boil in my genital area (something new to me)... during the past year I've been on 5 bouts of anitbiotics with 30 days being the longest, and I always felt great on them, then several days after they are done the same symptoms return... ( I do not test positive for Chlamydia (or anything else from the blood work) - they used the swab method)... any thoughts where to proceed from here? Thank-you
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I would recommend that you seek a second opinion from an infection disease specialist. There are some unusual types of STD that cause recurrent inguinal lymph node enlargement like chancroid. It is impossible to diagnose your cause without first getting proper cultures of your boils. So please see an infectious disease specialist your specializes in STDs
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