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Question: Can you please help me with my continued scabbing in the nose?
Brief Answer:
more details please
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.
I will need a few more details regarding your complaint to evaluate better.
1) By scabbing do you mean that you have excessive dried mucus in your nose or you are having small boils in your nose that are drying up leaving behind scabs.
2) Since when you have been having this problem ?
3) Are you diabetic ?
Awaiting your response,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi.
more details please
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.
I will need a few more details regarding your complaint to evaluate better.
1) By scabbing do you mean that you have excessive dried mucus in your nose or you are having small boils in your nose that are drying up leaving behind scabs.
2) Since when you have been having this problem ?
3) Are you diabetic ?
Awaiting your response,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Yes doctor, I have scabbing to occur after small boils have bled and then scabs develop. This problem has developed over 5 years.No, I am not diabetic. I do not smoke, and I am in good health otherwise.
Brief Answer:
Requires investigations.
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir,
Recurrent nasal vestibulitis ( pustules in the nose ) is very common in diabetics.
Please get your sugars tested .... again.
Sometimes the nose becomes a colony for staphylococci ( pustule causing bacteria). These bacteria make the nose their permanent residence. In such situations it has to be treated with antibiotic ointment application for 1 month along with oral antibiotics. Mupirocin is the preferred ointment. It has to be applied 2 times daily.
Do not pick your nose, it promotes spread of infection.
Talk to your doctor about all of the above.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi.
Requires investigations.
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir,
Recurrent nasal vestibulitis ( pustules in the nose ) is very common in diabetics.
Please get your sugars tested .... again.
Sometimes the nose becomes a colony for staphylococci ( pustule causing bacteria). These bacteria make the nose their permanent residence. In such situations it has to be treated with antibiotic ointment application for 1 month along with oral antibiotics. Mupirocin is the preferred ointment. It has to be applied 2 times daily.
Do not pick your nose, it promotes spread of infection.
Talk to your doctor about all of the above.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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