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Can Red Sores On Buttocks Be Std?
My husband has red sores all over his buttocks what would cause this ? He said it was pimples he picked at however he is 52 years old and has them on both cheeks covering entire buttocks area they are red and round They do not look like blisters but I am afraid it could be a std of some kind please help me
Thu, 5 Jun 2014
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Seems to me like a case of bacterial folliculitis/infection of the hair follicles.
The best way to approach an open wound is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500mg thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). This would prevent secondary bacterial infection of the wound.
An OTC antibacterial cream e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily to the sores.
If I was the treating doctor I would have liked to get his blood sugar level checked.
Regards
Seems to me like a case of bacterial folliculitis/infection of the hair follicles.
The best way to approach an open wound is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500mg thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). This would prevent secondary bacterial infection of the wound.
An OTC antibacterial cream e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily to the sores.
If I was the treating doctor I would have liked to get his blood sugar level checked.
Regards
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