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Boil at lower back
A boil is occured at my lower back, it has been 3-4 days i had covered with black bandage . It is too much painful. It just got a yellow headed now. But its becomes a size of half egg and hard. I am taking flexon tablet ( paracetamol &ibrufin) 2 times anday for stopping pain and fever. When Fever goes highest up to 101.5 , then I take tablet.
Suggest me should I pop out it at home.or take any other treatment.
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Dr. Bishwa Prakash Mishra
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If the boil is larger than 2*3cms if red discoloration, then you need to get an antibiotic,
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