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What Medicine Can Heal A Recurring Boil On The Thigh?

i have a boil on my left thigh, and it keeps coming bak. recently a friend of mine had same problem, but it cleared up with an antibiotic called clindamycin, and being that i am allergic to sulfur i was wondering if it would be safe to take the same medication.
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.

You might have developed furuncles ( boils ).

These are deep bacterial infections.

The cause for recurrence is antibiotic resistance.

Treatment is with antibiotics but the choice of antibiotics should be based on culture and sensitivity tests.

Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you

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What Medicine Can Heal A Recurring Boil On The Thigh?

Hello, Thanks for the query. You might have developed furuncles ( boils ). These are deep bacterial infections. The cause for recurrence is antibiotic resistance. Treatment is with antibiotics but the choice of antibiotics should be based on culture and sensitivity tests. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you