When I had cellulitis they gave me broad spectrum IV antibiotics and allowed the abscesses to drain on their own, still have the scars. Not from roid use, never figured out why or which bacteria even caused it.
Those abscesses the begin and are localized to or just beneath the dermis may be treated conservatively and allowed to drain spontaneously IF an exit portal already exists.
However abscess that arise from AAS or any other IM injection, tend to be deep
(as one should suspect unless Slin pins are being used) and/or loculated and almost always require formal drainage.
I’ll also add Amoxicillin is a narrow spectrum ABX with a high rate of community acquired resistance to staph and strep, both are the primary organisms responsible for almost all soft tissue infections in immuno-competent (normal) adults.
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