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Boil in underarm

2021-04-25 13:04:07
My mom is having a boil (under the skin) in the underarm. She recently had a bacterial infection in the nipple (now cured). The boil is paining alot and due to the current covid infection, we are unable to visit the doctor. What can be done?
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Clean the area regularly with cotton soak in betadiene water.so that if any pus comes out it will not spread elsewhere

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