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How Can Finger Pain In A Child Be Treated?

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Posted on Wed, 14 Jun 2017
Question: My 4 year old son is having pain on finger.
Part of finger near nail edge, due to removing small skin over there.. Little pus has formed..paining. Calpol given.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Local and oral antibiotic needs to be given

Detailed Answer:
Hello

The area you have mentioned is prone for infection and is very painful.
Here I would like to give him oral antibiotic like Amoxycillin and clavuunate combination to prevent further worsening of infection. Application of antibiotic cream will also help in healing of lesion.
As it is a closed lesion local antibiotic only will not be sufficient.
Continue giving paracetamol(calpol) to relieve the pain.Doing hot foment action will also help.
The dose of amoxicillin and clavuunate (syrup containing 228.5 mg/ 5 ml)for this age is 5 ml two times a day for 5-7 days.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Regards
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Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain

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How Can Finger Pain In A Child Be Treated?

Brief Answer: Local and oral antibiotic needs to be given Detailed Answer: Hello The area you have mentioned is prone for infection and is very painful. Here I would like to give him oral antibiotic like Amoxycillin and clavuunate combination to prevent further worsening of infection. Application of antibiotic cream will also help in healing of lesion. As it is a closed lesion local antibiotic only will not be sufficient. Continue giving paracetamol(calpol) to relieve the pain.Doing hot foment action will also help. The dose of amoxicillin and clavuunate (syrup containing 228.5 mg/ 5 ml)for this age is 5 ml two times a day for 5-7 days. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Regards