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What Causes Frequent Boils In The Body?
good evening DR. I got hit on leg by a lowboy trailer extion , leg swoll up, week latter boil came under left arm, had it lanced and next week 4 came under left arm and 3 under right arm antibotics increasted too 800. and seem to be going away. my grandfather born in mid 1880s had boil as so during his life. is it hereditary this is my 10th 15th time in life and a stiles on the eye lid at younger age, I am 58 black male how can I stop the bad painful bump thing. I don t have E-mail , send it too my sister inlaw
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Get your blood sugar levels, complete blood count and liver function tests done.
You need to take a course of long term antibiotics like capsule doxycycline and capsule rifampicin 600 mg once daily for 2-3 weeks.
You need to take a course of long term antibiotics like capsule doxycycline and capsule rifampicin 600 mg once daily for 2-3 weeks.
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