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Suggest Treatment For Bacterial Infection In The Fingers

Posted on Thu, 4 Aug 2016

Question: Can you please tell me what this is? I went to an urgent care and they thought it was an infection but as i read on the internet it may be something else. The first picture is from 2 days ago and the second from just now

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Bacterial infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photograph.
It is looking like infection.
You need treatment with antibiotics.
A combination of tablet cefixime 200 mg twice daily for a week and ointment mupirocine to be applied twice daily for a week.
This should help you.
Meet a doctor and discuss regarding this.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (10 hours later)

Some pictures i saw on the internet worried me that it was herpitic whitlow

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

Brief Answer:
Not herpetic whitlow

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Herpetic whitlow presents with superficial blisters which form abscess.
Don't worry it's a bacterial infection and needs treatment with antibiotics.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T