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Can Impetigo Cause A Red Bite Like Sore With White Head On Thigh?
Hi my 2 year old daughter has a red bite like sore with a white head in the middle on her thigh. Seems to be painful when i touch it. She has exzema and a month ago she scratched her arm so bad she got impetigo. No fever ive been using mupiricin 2%. Could it be frim the impetigo?
Fri, 27 Mar 2015
YES,ALL SYMPTOMS ARE OF IMPETIGO WHICH IS RED,HAS PUNCTATE AT CENTRE HAS EXZEMA YOU CAN USE LOCAL OINTMENT BUT ALSO NEED TO BE GIVEN ORAL ANTIBIOTICS ALONG WITH ORAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS FOR 5 DAYS
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