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Had Portacath Removed From Chest, Discolouration And Bumps Around The Wound. Should I Be Worried?
Question: I had a porta-cath removed from my chest a week ago. Just removed the steristrips to find discoloration around wound. Redness and a bunch of little bumps plus slightly itchy. Should I be worried? Staph?
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
I have gone through the attached image, the redness , slight oozing and small vesicles have developed due to a contact irritant reaction to steristrips.
The treatment requires application of steroid cream like fluticasone or mometasone cream and oral antihistamines like cetirizine. I hope in five days to a week lesions would considerably improve.
Hope that answers your query.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
I have gone through the attached image, the redness , slight oozing and small vesicles have developed due to a contact irritant reaction to steristrips.
The treatment requires application of steroid cream like fluticasone or mometasone cream and oral antihistamines like cetirizine. I hope in five days to a week lesions would considerably improve.
Hope that answers your query.
Take care
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