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Are Fucidin And Diprovate Creams Safe For Children?

My 18 months old son s penis became reddish including the tip. This happens once in 2 months. And he cries at that time when he passes urine. It becomes normal in a day. This time I took him to dr. And she pushed his foreskin and said his opening is small. She prescribed fucidin cream for 3 days and diprovate plus cream for 2 weeks..is it safe for my kid?(from his birth ..he doesn t pass his urine in full stream.he wil stop in btwn and will pass again) does he need an operation to remove his foreskin?
Wed, 1 Oct 2014
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thanks fr contacting us

issues here
1. phimosis(unable to retract foreskin completely)physiological upto 10 years of age,but here associated symptoms and discomfort present ,so we need to address the issue
2. balonoposthitis ?suspected (swollen red tip of penis and difficulty to pass urine)
3. penile stricture(small hole of penis) leading to thin stream


all these problems may be secondary to balanoposthitis , and treatment for this is antibacterial ointment (here fucidin cream ) and topical steroids (diprovate plus cream...this helps by thinning the skin,reducing the stricture of foreskin and also inflammation)
they will not cause side effects ,on the contrary quite helpful for treatment primarily before considering surgical measures like circumcision.

so plz give the medications as advised and later doctor will decide the requirement of surgery if symptoms donot improve and worsen.

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dr sowmya
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Are Fucidin And Diprovate Creams Safe For Children?

thanks fr contacting us issues here 1. phimosis(unable to retract foreskin completely)physiological upto 10 years of age,but here associated symptoms and discomfort present ,so we need to address the issue 2. balonoposthitis ?suspected (swollen red tip of penis and difficulty to pass urine) 3. penile stricture(small hole of penis) leading to thin stream all these problems may be secondary to balanoposthitis , and treatment for this is antibacterial ointment (here fucidin cream ) and topical steroids (diprovate plus cream...this helps by thinning the skin,reducing the stricture of foreskin and also inflammation) they will not cause side effects ,on the contrary quite helpful for treatment primarily before considering surgical measures like circumcision. so plz give the medications as advised and later doctor will decide the requirement of surgery if symptoms donot improve and worsen. regards dr sowmya