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Suggest Treatment For Red Pimple On Side Of Mouth, Face And Neck
hi my 2year old daughter had what looked like a little red pimple on the inside olat yellow dry scab on it now at the side of her mouth she has the same thinh and in the last few hours a few red spots like pimples hav appeared on her face and one on her neck and eye,what could this be,do i need to take her to a doctor iv been cleanin the spots and scabs with diluted dettol the putting bethadine ointment on them????what should i do
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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I suggest a possibility of bacterial skin infection, probably impetigo contagiosa.
The dry yellow crust is due to dried secretions/ discharge.
The most common causative organism of impetigo contagiosa is staph. aureus.
Impetigo can spread rapidly to neighboring skin areas within a few hours.
If I was the treating doctor I would have suggested an Oral antibiotic for her.
My choice of an oral antibacterial would be either cloxacillin or cephalexin for a week.
Oral antibiotics are prescription drugs therefore I suggest that you talk to your doctor for the needful
Topically you may use an OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment, twice daily for a week.
Regards
I suggest a possibility of bacterial skin infection, probably impetigo contagiosa.
The dry yellow crust is due to dried secretions/ discharge.
The most common causative organism of impetigo contagiosa is staph. aureus.
Impetigo can spread rapidly to neighboring skin areas within a few hours.
If I was the treating doctor I would have suggested an Oral antibiotic for her.
My choice of an oral antibacterial would be either cloxacillin or cephalexin for a week.
Oral antibiotics are prescription drugs therefore I suggest that you talk to your doctor for the needful
Topically you may use an OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment, twice daily for a week.
Regards
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