Could You Suggest Any Medicine That Can Be Applied For Small Cut To My Daughterof 2 Years ?

Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2024

Question: My daughter, 2 years old, while playing get very minute cuts on her skin, which later turns into patches of 5x the initial size. There is no infection/puss in those wounds, at least not visibly. I also clean them regularly. Could you suggest any medicine that can be applied? Should I take her to a doctor/hospital and show directly?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Ointment mupirocin

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for the query and photographs.
It looks like impetigo, a superficial bacterial infection.
Apply ointment mupirocin twice daily for a week.
This should help her.
There is no need to panic.
You can wait for a week and see the response of mupirocin.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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