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Suggest Treatment For Infection In The Finger

hi, my husband has an infected finger. i think it is due to the fact that he bites his nails. it is now large and very puss infected with blood around it. he doesnt like needles or the doctor. what should i do so his finger wont fall off. Plus her has a low tolerance for pain. any ideas?
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Hi..

I see patients of similar complaints in my day to day practice. History of nail bite is characteristic of paronychia which is a infection of nail of finger.If I would start treatment empirically by giving antibiotics Tab.cefadroxyl 500 mg 1 twice a day for 5-7 days .Additionally wound care is utmost importance. Antibiotics treatment will make pus sterile and pus needs to be drained.To prevent pain from occurring, pus can be drained under use of local anaesthetics injection around the affected area. I would also recommend you to check blood sugar level in order to rule out diabetes. Wound dressing and care is also importance for healing .
I would suggest you to consult your doctor and get the treatment done
I hope this has answered your question.If you have further questions,feel free to ask .

Regards

Dr.Hamid
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Suggest Treatment For Infection In The Finger

Hi.. I see patients of similar complaints in my day to day practice. History of nail bite is characteristic of paronychia which is a infection of nail of finger.If I would start treatment empirically by giving antibiotics Tab.cefadroxyl 500 mg 1 twice a day for 5-7 days .Additionally wound care is utmost importance. Antibiotics treatment will make pus sterile and pus needs to be drained.To prevent pain from occurring, pus can be drained under use of local anaesthetics injection around the affected area. I would also recommend you to check blood sugar level in order to rule out diabetes. Wound dressing and care is also importance for healing . I would suggest you to consult your doctor and get the treatment done I hope this has answered your question.If you have further questions,feel free to ask . Regards Dr.Hamid