WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1999: Re: Boils? Infected Hairs ?

Re: Boils? Infected Hairs ?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 20:56:36 -0500 (CDT)

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My daughter has had this problem for years. It seems to occur mostly around the time of her periods. A dermatologist prescribed Cleocin-T, which she applies morning and night. This, for the most part, keeps the boils (that's what I call them too) in check and she now gets far fewer than she used to. This medication also has "cured" a beginning boil. If she does not shower or bathe one day, that sometimes is enough to allow one of these boils to start. She uses just a regular antibacterial soap (Irish Spring), and then applies the Cleocin.

At Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Patti Tessler, FNP wrote: >
>At Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Susan wrote:
>>For about a year now I have these bumps that come up on the hairline and
>>inside my thights and on the top part of my privates. I'd say they are
>>like boils.. they get big,painful,& then they will bleed. My doc told
>>me it could be from a vitamin defiecency , also bacteria from sweating
>>down there that makes them come back...also maybe an infected hair. and
>>she says the reason they are on my inside thigh is because when they
>>burst the dirty blood gets into open pores and causes them to start up
>>again. I hate them! They are leaving scars... my doc recommended anti
>>bacterial soap, also cleansing with peroxide. Is there anything else?
>>Would shaving down there help or make it worse? I know without seeing
>>them it's hard to tell, but they are just like boils. That's the best
>>way to explain them. Also i'm overweight, would this have something to
>>do with it as well?
>
>Shaving (through nicks) and overweight (through chafing) may make it
>easier for the bacteria to enter through small breaks in the skin. Some
>overweight women I know who have the same problem have told me that they
>get relief from washing with Hibiclens. Ask your doctor if that's a
>reasonable possibility for you.
>
>--
>Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
>Family Nurse Practitioner
>

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