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Suggest Treatment For Infection After Ear Piercing In An Infant
Question: My 18 months old daughter had pierced her ears using gold wire at a jeweller's shop more than a month ago. That healed well in 10-14 days. A week ago there was a pull and there was a bit of bleeding at the hole. We applied Neospirin and it looked fine. today we see that the ear lamina has turned red and there is some puss on the backside of the hole. please advise a solution urgently.
Brief Answer:
Remove the XXXXXXX and apply neosporin.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to HCM forum.
This indicates secondary bacterial infection of the site, and need removal of the XXXXXXX followed by antibiotic treatment (both ointment and oral antibiotics) for a few days.
In such instances, usually we give oral antibiotics like augmentin or cephalosporins along with topical ointments for 5-7 days. Your doctor will guide in this.
Meanwhile, remove the XXXXXXX after cleaning your hand well with soap and water. Keep the are clean and dry. Continue applying neosporin ointment twice daily.
If this is not associated with allergy/sensitivity towards the metal, we can try the XXXXXXX after controlling the infection.
Hope I have answered your query.
Wishing for a faster cure.
Thank you.
Remove the XXXXXXX and apply neosporin.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to HCM forum.
This indicates secondary bacterial infection of the site, and need removal of the XXXXXXX followed by antibiotic treatment (both ointment and oral antibiotics) for a few days.
In such instances, usually we give oral antibiotics like augmentin or cephalosporins along with topical ointments for 5-7 days. Your doctor will guide in this.
Meanwhile, remove the XXXXXXX after cleaning your hand well with soap and water. Keep the are clean and dry. Continue applying neosporin ointment twice daily.
If this is not associated with allergy/sensitivity towards the metal, we can try the XXXXXXX after controlling the infection.
Hope I have answered your query.
Wishing for a faster cure.
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
is this remedy suitable for a 1.5 yrs old? what should I use for cleaning the puss?
Brief Answer:
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Yes, this is suitable for children too - we can use antibiotic syrup instead of tablets and we may avoid cephalosporins.
Also, if the pus is in the form of a localised collection instead of diffuse discharge, we need to drain the pus before starting antibiotics. Your doctor will guide in this.
For cleaning the pus, you can use clean cotton/gauze along with clean water or warm saline. After cleaning, apply neosporin ointment.
Hope you got cleared.
Thank you.
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Yes, this is suitable for children too - we can use antibiotic syrup instead of tablets and we may avoid cephalosporins.
Also, if the pus is in the form of a localised collection instead of diffuse discharge, we need to drain the pus before starting antibiotics. Your doctor will guide in this.
For cleaning the pus, you can use clean cotton/gauze along with clean water or warm saline. After cleaning, apply neosporin ointment.
Hope you got cleared.
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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