Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Skin After Injury
Hello, I was hit in the arm yesterday by a golden croaker fish which the top fins pierced my skin on my arm. I bled out where the puncture holes were and it immediately swollen and was welped. I put some hand sanitizer on it until I got home and once home, I bathed, rubbed the area with alcohol and applied some antibiotic ointment on the area. Today it is still swollen and bruised. Should I be concerned?
you seem to have developed some infection at the site of injury . Keep the affected area clean and dry. Wash the affected area with lukewarm saline water twice daily. Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the lesion twice daily. You might need a course of oral antibiotics if the lesion still tends to persist or increase.
Dr Geetika Paul
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Skin After Injury
Hi you seem to have developed some infection at the site of injury . Keep the affected area clean and dry. Wash the affected area with lukewarm saline water twice daily. Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the lesion twice daily. You might need a course of oral antibiotics if the lesion still tends to persist or increase. Dr Geetika Paul