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I have boils on my scalp which is iinful
I have 5-6 boils on my scalp which are ichy n painful.i don't know what is the cause of those boils please suggest remedy or cause atleast.
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Itchy painful  boils on scalp could be due to bacterial folliculitis or fungal folliculitis. Bacterial recurrent folliculitis needs long course of antibiotics. It requires examination before treatment.
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