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Suggest Remedies For Hand Injury

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Posted on Tue, 16 Aug 2016
Question: hi doctor,

my brother's hand is in very bad condition due to some iron thing hit his hand. I have attached the picture and reports. doctor says it is due to sceptic.
can you please see the pictures and report and let me know what should be treatment for this and do we need to worry about anything.

thanks
doctor
Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I can not see the picture

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX,
I can not see images sent by you. I would also like to know some detail of the illness.
1.When did he injured his hand?
2.Is he having any fever or pus discharge at present?
3.Please see resend pictures also?
I will try my best to help you.
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (6 minutes later)
sorry doctor
he injured his hand 5days ago
initially there was small mole type of thing then it erupted with pus.
he is not having fever
doctor
Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (9 hours later)
Brief Answer:
It will need daily dressing and then skin grafting

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I have studied your case. He has very bad infected ulcer at hand. I would like to suggest you following.
1.Do daily dressing with mupirocin cream.
2.take tablet Linezolid 600 mg twice daily.
3.once wound is red, no pus and culture reports come negative then you can get plastic surgery of the hand.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you. Let me know if you have any other follow up questions. Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (3 minutes later)
Thanks Doctor,
to clarify he was having fever from last 10 days with cough... is there any change in your views
doctor
Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (3 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Fever is due to infection in hand

Detailed Answer:
Fever is due to pus. Once infection is treated with daiky dressing then wound will hear.
Thanks
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement

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Suggest Remedies For Hand Injury

Brief Answer: I can not see the picture Detailed Answer: Hello XXXX, I can not see images sent by you. I would also like to know some detail of the illness. 1.When did he injured his hand? 2.Is he having any fever or pus discharge at present? 3.Please see resend pictures also? I will try my best to help you. Thanks