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Suggest Treatment For Dog Bite In A Child

my daughter was bitten by a dog on the 4th the bite is healing well and she has received 4 of the 5 anti rabie injections with 1 more to go to complete the course. However she has complained of bad pain in her ankles and there is a swelling that is increasing gradually for the last 4 days.This pain and swelling wasn t there till recently. The prescribed antibiotic is Sporider DS250 and she has been on pain killer Ibugesic plus .Her antibiotic course gets over tomorrow .Is this swelling and pain in the ankles an infection?
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
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Yes the swelling and pain is infection which is not responding to the given antibiotics. I think she should be on Metrogyl and Augmentin. I cant mention the dose as you have not given the weight of the child.
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Suggest Treatment For Dog Bite In A Child

Yes the swelling and pain is infection which is not responding to the given antibiotics. I think she should be on Metrogyl and Augmentin. I cant mention the dose as you have not given the weight of the child.