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Boil on elbow
Sir I have a boil on my elbow and its size is increasing and making my elbow movements very difficult.will it settle down by antibiotics alone .thanku
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Looks like small one. Should settle with proper antibiotics and analgesics.
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It's mostly hair follicle infection
It will settle down
Wil take week
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Dr. Rahul Jaiswal
General Surgeon
19 yrs exp
Noida
Requires drainage...visit surgeon
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
25 yrs exp
Nagpur
Apply metrogylM ointment locally Thrice daily
Oral antibiotics
Analgesic
It will settle in a week time
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