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What Causes Foul Smelling Wound?

my daughter fell and skinned her knee 3 days ago and she has had a Next Care water proof band aide on it and today she came to me and told me it smelled bad. I just took the bandage off. The area is red but not really oozing but even though we ve washed it, the wound continues to smell. What is that?
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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your child may have infected wound. When wound become infected it become red, tender, swollen and some time foul smelling discharge may be seen. you can apply local antibiotic cream like bacitracin there, with oral antibiotic ampicillin.
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What Causes Foul Smelling Wound?

your child may have infected wound. When wound become infected it become red, tender, swollen and some time foul smelling discharge may be seen. you can apply local antibiotic cream like bacitracin there, with oral antibiotic ampicillin.