Having Pimple Like Infection On Thumb. Skin Aound The Pimple Feels Burning And Itching. Suggest The Medication?

Posted on Sat, 31 Aug 2013

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Question : Good Morning, i have a employee here based in Egypt whom has had for the last 3 months and ongoing problem. He has had a pimple like infection come up on his right thumb, he has complained that it is itchy and the skin around the pimple like head feels like it is burning, he has been getting these for the last 3 months. The infection also is throbbing and continues down his right arm. The last one he had was on his face
The Drs here have placed him on some very strong medication called
( Augmentin 1g
Amoxycillin + Clavulanate potassium Tablets) they are a trade XXXXXXX of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies
He has stopped taken these 2 months ago when the one on his face dissapeared, thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
culture and sensitivity to be done

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Thanks for the query and photographs.

He has developed furuncles.
These are deep bacterial infections.

Treatment is with antibiotics and he was given a correct antibiotic.

However in recurrent cases the choice of antibiotics should be based on culture and sensitivity tests.

This test will tell what exactly the causative agent is and to which antibiotic it is sensitive.

Ask him to get this test done.

For now he can again take Augmentin and apply ointment mupirocine on the lesion.
This will give him relief.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar