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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Infection Caused Due To Elephantiasis

My mother is suffering from Elephantiasis from last 38 years and last week she has developed infection in it causing sevre pain and high fever. We hopitalised her were she was put on the antibiotics which controlled her fever; but yestreday agian she has developed the pain & puus in her leg. The doctor tried giving her 3rd generation of anitbiotics which also seems to have not done her any good. Request you to guide to any good Docotor or any treatment which can be of use to her.
Mon, 11 May 2015
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Hi,

Welcome to HCM.

I can understand your concern about recurrent infection occurring in your mother's leg. I am suspecting resistant infection as she is not responding favorably to the antibiotics prescribed. I suggest a repeat culture and sensitivity of the pus from the leg.
I also suggest fungal culture of the pus to rule out subcutaneous mycoses.
Culture and sensitivity report will indicate the appropriate antibiotic to be prescribed and complete course of that antibiotic has to be taken.
Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Infection Caused Due To Elephantiasis

Hi, Welcome to HCM. I can understand your concern about recurrent infection occurring in your mother s leg. I am suspecting resistant infection as she is not responding favorably to the antibiotics prescribed. I suggest a repeat culture and sensitivity of the pus from the leg. I also suggest fungal culture of the pus to rule out subcutaneous mycoses. Culture and sensitivity report will indicate the appropriate antibiotic to be prescribed and complete course of that antibiotic has to be taken. Thanks.