How to treat boils?

Inflammatory nodules can be treated by hot compress or physical therapy (diathermy, infrared or ultrashort wave), and antibiotic ointment, such as mupirocin ointment, can also be used externally. When there is a pus head, carbolic acid can be coated on the top. When there is fluctuation, incision and drainage should be made as soon as possible. Immature boils should not be squeezed to avoid spreading infection.

Antibiotics should be used systematically in the following four situations:

1. Folliculitis is located around the nose, in the nasal cavity or in the external auditory canal.

2. Large or recurrent furuncle.

3. There is cellulitis around the focus.

4. No response to local treatment of skin injury.

Penicillin, cephalosporin, macrolides, clindamycin and other drugs sensitive to pathogenic bacteria should be given.