Re: FOR MARIE-Dr. please, Question about Boils

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At Sun, 31 Aug 2003, Marie wrote: >
>At Sun, 31 Aug 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>I am 25 years old and just over 13 weeks pregnant having had one
>successful pregnancy 10 months ago. My question is about boils, I began
>getting these when I was about 18 and they seem to get more severe all
>of the time. They grow to be extremely large and painful and every one
>of them leaves very noticible scarring. I get these on my upper thighs
>and on my behind and rarely on or around my vagina. My obgyn has seen
>several of them and says he beleives they are caused by a "abnormality
>of the sweat glands". He has in the past prescribed amoxicillin for
>these but the trouble is that is only a temporary fix and takes such a
>long time that the boils have usually began to dissapear by then
>anyways. Another doctor once said that they were caused because of
>extreme sensitivity to bacteria that is picked up from toilet seats,
>ect. The boils seem to be worse with my current pregnancy I have 8
>large boils right now. Also my grandmother and mother have always
>gotten these boils as well and my grandmother used to have to have hers
>"lanced" off. I want to know if there is any preventive treatment to
>eliminate these boils and if they are actually caused by an
>"abnormaility of the sweat glands". They are painful and embarrassing
>and I am willing to try anything to get rid of them. Thank you
>
>Dear Anonymous,
>Go see a dermatologist, they are more likely to be able to diagnosis and
>treat skin erruptions. It's possible that there are other treatment
>options available and safe during pregnancy. You may want to get tested
>for Alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency, this runs in families and may result
>in an ulcerating skin condition, Panniculitis, producing what might look
>like boils and become worse during pregnancy, in theory due to
>progestrone levels...
>I hope this helpa,
>Marie

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