My dad is a diabetic patient around 14 days ago a small blister with red swelling was sighted when we consulted the doctor after 7 days of home treatment he told that its a CARBUNCLE now he had developed 2 carbuncles side by side the condition of carbuncle is like a wound the doctor told us it need to be operated. Is operation the only treatment? He is also a heart patient please help me for that
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Looking at what you have described it seems that there is carbuncle and there is pus inside it, and pus always requires drainage and antibiotics are used to treat infection. Diabetes has to be kept in control and heart Medicine had to be continued. It's usually done under local anaesthesia and nothing to worry about it. Go ahead and do it. If you don't infection might spread and lead to sepsis.
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Go for surgery, it is minor one. No issue.
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Uncontrolled diabetes is reason of multiple carbuncles. Control it well. Treating physician is the best judge to decide whether to operate or treat conservative with good antibiotics while keeping good control of sugar. You have not written sugar level. If it is high, better not avoid insulin if prescribed by physician.
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