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Knee Injury, Used Antibiotics, Pus Filled, Redness. Why?
I felt running and hurt my knee. This was on thursday. I clean it, put some antibiotic and put a bandage. Next day I went to the beach and took off the bandage so it will breath plus somebody told me that salty water was good. Today the wound is fill with pus, the corners are very red and it hurts a lot. What should I do to clean it properly?
Mon, 8 Apr 2013
hi ,
It seems like you had a simple wound initially which has worsened now..so as of now, you can use any antiseptic solution to clean it and apply an antibiotic cream. As the wound has increased, you would probably need some oral antibiotics and pain killers along with proper cleaning. so i would recommend you to see a doctor who can assess the degree of infection and prescribe accordingly....
hope it helps..
Dr Geetika Paul
It seems like you had a simple wound initially which has worsened now..so as of now, you can use any antiseptic solution to clean it and apply an antibiotic cream. As the wound has increased, you would probably need some oral antibiotics and pain killers along with proper cleaning. so i would recommend you to see a doctor who can assess the degree of infection and prescribe accordingly....
hope it helps..
Dr Geetika Paul
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