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Suggest Treatment For Infection Under The Nail Of Little Finger

Hi, my daughter has an infected pinkie finger under her nail. She has been on 3 antibiotics and it clears up a bit but comes back as soon as she stops the antibiotic. She also keeps soaking it in Epsom salts and that helps. However, we are concerned the infection will become systemic. What would you suggest? One friend said she should go to a dermatologist. Another one said did we consider it to be a fungus...
Thanks in advance- Grace
Mon, 3 Aug 2015
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Thanks for your query at HCM.
I understand your concern and situation.

I would like to tell you not to worry. You must visit a physician and get any discharge or skin scrapping testing done for gram staining, microscopy for fungal elements and culture sensitivity for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Take treatment based on antibiotics sensitivity results. It seems to be drug resistance or chronic infection. Get treatment done and problem will resolve.

Dr Sheetal Verma
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Suggest Treatment For Infection Under The Nail Of Little Finger

Hi Thanks for your query at HCM. I understand your concern and situation. I would like to tell you not to worry. You must visit a physician and get any discharge or skin scrapping testing done for gram staining, microscopy for fungal elements and culture sensitivity for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Take treatment based on antibiotics sensitivity results. It seems to be drug resistance or chronic infection. Get treatment done and problem will resolve. Dr Sheetal Verma