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Is Fucidin Cream Suggested To Treat Herpes Infection?

I was diagnosed with genital herpes and the doctor gave me an antviral antibiotic augmentin 625 and zinase d, but he also game me fucidin cream to apply directly on the sores. I saw that fucidin is not for viral diseases only for bacterial ones..so why did he give me fucidin?Please help i am in great pain and the swelling doesn t seem to go away.
Tue, 18 Jul 2017
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General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hi,

I am sorry for the health problems you are going through.

Genital herpes is associated with pain, and blisters. Your doctor prescribed Zinase d for the pain, while applying fucidin cream on the blisters. Perhaps they seem to be co-infected with bacterial infection. Please send a photo to evaluate the changes myself.

Sometimes, due to scratching or if the blisters open up, they can become co-infected with bacterial infection explaining also why he prescribed augmentin to you.

I advise to come back to your doctor and gently ask to also prescribe an anti-viral cream (aciclovir cream) to apply locally.

Wish fast recovery.
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General & Family Physician,  Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal's  Response
Hello,
Thank you for trusting HCM

Fucidin is a baceriostatic antibiotic cream.
Fucidin has a role in treatment of herpes sores if there is secondary bacterial infection. Your doctor must have prescribed Fucidin for secondary bacterial infection of herpes sores.

Hope this answers your question
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Dr.Lekshmi
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Is Fucidin Cream Suggested To Treat Herpes Infection?

Hi, I am sorry for the health problems you are going through. Genital herpes is associated with pain, and blisters. Your doctor prescribed Zinase d for the pain, while applying fucidin cream on the blisters. Perhaps they seem to be co-infected with bacterial infection. Please send a photo to evaluate the changes myself. Sometimes, due to scratching or if the blisters open up, they can become co-infected with bacterial infection explaining also why he prescribed augmentin to you. I advise to come back to your doctor and gently ask to also prescribe an anti-viral cream (aciclovir cream) to apply locally. Wish fast recovery.