Suggest Treatment For Bruise On The Ear

Posted on Sat, 22 Jul 2017

Question: hi my son has a small bruise of 0.2cm on his pinna to the left ear. he is 10 months old as is currently on trimethoprim treating for an E coli UTI.is it concern

Answered by Dr. Eric Goldstein (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Bruise on ear

Detailed Answer:
Hello. I just read through your question.

The bruise on the ear will in no way affect treatment for the UTI. It is not a source of concern and you can continue treatment safely.

Feel free to ask further.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Eric Goldstein (9 hours later)

the bruise is 0.2cm could it be side effect to the Ecoli infection ?

Answered by Dr. Eric Goldstein (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up

Detailed Answer:
No. This is not something done by e coli.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Eric Goldstein (3 hours later)

what does the bruise / mark look like to you ?
what could of caused it to appear ?

Answered by Dr. Eric Goldstein (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up

Detailed Answer:
It looks simply like a bruise. Hard to say what could have caused it. Typically, even just a small incident can cause a bruise in that sensitive area. I expect it to behave like a bruise, healing on it's own within several days.

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