our 4 week old baby boy developed a boil like spot on his bottom, close to his rectum at the age of two weeks the G.P gave him penicillin he finished the course and we took him back, it was a little better now the Dr has put him on another weeks course of the same medicine, is this the right way to go with this ?
Hi, Boils need incision and Chat Doctor.  If no pus collection inside, they usually respond well to 7-10 days of antibiotics, but occasionally may need up to 14 days if the infections is deeper. If there is no fever, and the swelling is coming down, just complete the course as your doctor advised. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.