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Can You Get An Infection From A Rose Thorn?
Was poked with a rose thorn one year ago. It festered up and broke open, when squeezed, the thorn came out. Area took like 2 months to heal. Now, one year later, the very same spot festered up with pus. Broke open and now is extremely sore. Been putting Neosporin on it but doesn t seem to want to heal again. What is going on??
Fri, 28 Dec 2018
Hello,
You might have developed a chronic infection probably due to retained thorn. Consult a general surgeon and get evaluated. Most probably you might require a wound exploration.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
You might have developed a chronic infection probably due to retained thorn. Consult a general surgeon and get evaluated. Most probably you might require a wound exploration.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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