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When To Call A Professional ?
from:Boils usually do not need immediate emergency attention. If you are in poor health
and you develop high fever and chills along with the infection, a trip to a
hospital's Emergency Department is needed.
Contact your doctor whenever you have a carbuncle, a large boil or a boil that doesn't
improve after a week of home treatment as described in the section - Treatment. If you have diabetes, you should call your doctor even if you develop a small boil because you are more prone
to developing serious infections.
Any boil or abscess in a patient with an underlying illness that can be associated with a weakened immune system (such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, etc.) should also be evaluated by a doctor.
Your should also see your doctor if:
* Swollen and tender glands in the same area as the boil
* The pain becomes severe
* You have a boil that worsens rapidly
* Boils that are very large, haven't healed in two weeks
* A second boil appears
* You have frequent boils
* The skin around the boil turns red or red streaks appear
* Red lines radiating from a boil, which may be a sign that the infection has entered
your bloodstream
* You have a condition that suppresses your immune system, such as an organ transplant or HIV
infection
* You start running a fever.
* The boil does not drain.
* You have a heart murmur, any problem with your immune system, or use
immune suppressing drugs (for example, corticosteroids or chemotherapy) and you
develop a boil.
* A Child and older adults who develop one or more boils should also receive medical
care.
* You has a boil in an awkward place—near the eyes, mouth, ear, under the armpit
* Develops in an infant
* You have a boil located on the face, rectum, groin or spine
* Interferes with movement of a body part
* Causes swelling, red streaks or other discoloration in nearby skin
* You have had several episodes of boils within a short period of time
Tests and Exams
Your doctor can make the diagnosis with a physical exam. Many parts of your body
may be affected by this infection on your skin, so some of the questions or exam
may be about other parts of your body.
Your doctor can also check whether an undiagnosed medical illness is affecting your body's ability to fight infections.
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