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Patches On Cheeks, Purple Colour And Fill With Pus, Prescribed Oxytetracycline Not Working

Hello, my husband has recurring infected patches on both cheeks. They only occur in this area. They turn purple in colour and fill with pus. His GP has prescribed Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets and he has been taking these for about 4 -5 months. The tablets do not seem to be working any more and the infection has returned. His GP seems not to know what to do next can you help? Thanks
Mon, 4 Nov 2013
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Hi purple coloured lesions filled with pus on the cheeks can be infected pimples or folliculites.or acne rosasea.whatever it can be use azithryomycin 500mg weekly thrice for 4 weeks can cause better treatment than oxy tetracyclineand application of nadoxin or metrogel gel can cure it
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Patches On Cheeks, Purple Colour And Fill With Pus, Prescribed Oxytetracycline Not Working

Hi purple coloured lesions filled with pus on the cheeks can be infected pimples or folliculites.or acne rosasea.whatever it can be use azithryomycin 500mg weekly thrice for 4 weeks can cause better treatment than oxy tetracyclineand application of nadoxin or metrogel gel can cure it