I have a cluster of boils in the genital area, for more than three months. Please help

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I can understand your concern.

According to your statement, you have been suffering from a cluster of boils on the genital area, boils and rashes on the chest for the last few months. According to your investigation reports, you are free from any STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). According to the pictures that are provided here (attachments removed to protect the patients' identity), you may suffer from folliculitis, which is the inflammation or infection of the hair follicles that can turn into boils.

Folliculitis is characterized by a painful swollen area that usually develops near hair follicles, most commonly on the neck, breasts, buttocks, genitalia, axillary area, etc. Boils are the pus containing lesions that are firm in nature and present with tenderness, and may be derived from folliculitis. Folliculitis may be caused by bacteria mainly called staphylococcus aureus and sometimes by fungus. Without treatment, bacterial folliculitis may resolve in 7 to 10 days or may progress to boils like yours. As antifungal treatment has been failed, so bacterial infections most probably cause skin problems. Flucloxacillin is the treatment of choice here. You can either take it orally as a capsule or apply a topical cream. Biopsy from the skin lesions may confirm its underlying etiology.

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Sometimes, a serious type of infection can develop as a consequence of skin infection caused by bacteria like staphylococcus aureus. Surrounding tissues may be infected that is known as cellulitis and cause fever, feeling dizzy, a feeling of being unwell, or production of super antigenic toxins by staphylococcus aureus that may mix into the bloodstream and develop systemic illness characterized by fever, skin rash followed by skin peeling, hypotension, dizziness or vertigo, vomiting, diarrhea and may lead to multisystem organ failure. It is an acute and rare complication that is known as staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.

Again, you may become prone to develop boils. In such type of cases, blood sugar levels, hemoglobin percentage, and blood count measurements are important for finding out the exact causes.

Again, your present feeling of dizziness may result from various underlying conditions other than boils. These various conditions are inner ear infections or diseases, low blood sugar levels or hypoglycemia, anemia, low blood pressure levels or hypotension, benign positional postural vertigo (BPPV), migraine, medications, alcohol, poor blood circulation to the brain due to any cause, etc.

Monitor your blood pressure regularly, and CBC (complete blood count) and blood sugar levels can be measured to detect the causes for your present sufferings and then treat them accordingly.

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