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Why do I keep getting painful boils?
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been getting painful boils on the lower part of my body. At first one would form then shrink back down, but then another formed then popped. After that, I’ve been getting many painful boils on that same area and now it’s beginnings to spread. I’ve gotten a large one drained, then it stopped coming for about 3 years but this year alone I’ve gotten about 5 plus boils. My recent one caused me to get a fever I think. How do I get rid of them completely?
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Hello! There are some genetic immunity related diseases which may make you predisposed for infection from childhood. There are other things like type 1 diabetes which may again make you prone for these boils. Once these factors are ruled out and if you still are having recurrence then should get a pus culture sensitivity of boils and a nasal swab culture to rule out nasal carriage of bacteria.
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take a detailed consultation with Dermatologist and
immunologist
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