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skin abscess

Boil, subcutaneous abscess Dermatology A gob of pus and infected debris in the skin caused by localized, usually bacterial–especially Staphylococcus aureus, infection; SAs may follow minor injury, or follow folliculitis, furuncles, carbuncles, occur anywhere, and affect any age group

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Q. how do i get rid of boils I have been plagued by boils for about 3 to 4 years now, i get a boil, go to the doctor, get antibiotics, take them for 10 days, and about a week later the boils are back. I came accoss this site a week ago and learned about (turmeric) i purchased some, i've been taking it and i still manage to get more boils, i have one existing boil right now and a new one is forming please help because i don't have health insurance and it cost to much to keep going to the doctor and getting medicine for boils only to have the boils occur back in a weeks time please help, demario y

A. Have you ever consulted a dermatologist (a doctor that specialize in skin problems)? He or she may diagnose the problem more accurately and address it better. What you describe may be acne or other disease that are treated by such doctors.

Anyway, you can find several suggestions about preventing boils here (http://www.medicinenet.com/boils/article.htm) and here (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001474.htm)

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STAT3 deficient hyper IgE patients are characterize by immunologic abnormalities including eczematous rashes, skin abscesses, respiratory infections, elevated IgE levels, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis and eosinophilia1,3.
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In findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that two common, inexpensive antimicrobials can help patients heal from MRSA skin abscesses. A group treated with clindamycin had an 81.7% cure rate, and a group that received TMP-SMX had an 84.6% rate.
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