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How To Treat A Blister On The Finger?

I have a blister on the side of my pointer finger just past the first knuckle from working with landscape tools. I cut it open to relieve pressure like I have done a thousand times and have kept it clean. I sqeezed it to much due to the irritation and soreness I attributed to a slight infection. now my finger is slightly swollen and is red/pink around the blister and over the last day the pink color has ran up my arm all the way to my armpit and I have slight pain or tightness up to my elbow. I have clidamyacin antibiotic from a infected tooth and took some hoping to slow the infection if that s what it is. what is happening and what actions should I take
Fri, 1 Apr 2016
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hi there
it does sound like an infection
clindamycin sounds good too. You should take the same dosage as it was prescribed for tooth infection. Be very careful about this. If the pain and swelling doesn't settle 2 days after you started your antibiotics you must see a doctor very quickly because it might be that there is already pus underneath that needs drainage by a surgeon. Just check that your clindamycin hasn't expired yet.
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How To Treat A Blister On The Finger?

Hi there it does sound like an infection clindamycin sounds good too. You should take the same dosage as it was prescribed for tooth infection. Be very careful about this. If the pain and swelling doesn t settle 2 days after you started your antibiotics you must see a doctor very quickly because it might be that there is already pus underneath that needs drainage by a surgeon. Just check that your clindamycin hasn t expired yet.