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What Could Be The Orange Drainage After Removing The Surgical Dressing?

My son has a wound on his heel from MRSA. They made an incision to drain it and biopsy it. When the stitches were removed, it opened up the wound because it was only partly stitched to allow it to drain. My son also has lymphoma and needs this to heal to continue chemo. when I changed the dressing today, there was an orange drainage...not red or pink...it was orange. He does not have a fever and the heel is not hot to the touch. The surgery was done 3 weeks ago. Should I be worried about the orange drainage?
Wed, 23 Apr 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

The orange drain could be the mixture of blood and pus. The query is silent about the antibiotics that may be in continuation. So I would suggest the orange fluid you are getting be collected and cultured.

If there is an infection which is developing, the need for appropriate antibiotics will be obvious, and the choice of antibiotics will be aided by the culture report.

If it is not an infection, and simply drainage of collections like blood, there is nothing to worry about. But better to rule out infection

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further. Best of luck.

I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.

Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.

Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.
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What Could Be The Orange Drainage After Removing The Surgical Dressing?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query The orange drain could be the mixture of blood and pus. The query is silent about the antibiotics that may be in continuation. So I would suggest the orange fluid you are getting be collected and cultured. If there is an infection which is developing, the need for appropriate antibiotics will be obvious, and the choice of antibiotics will be aided by the culture report. If it is not an infection, and simply drainage of collections like blood, there is nothing to worry about. But better to rule out infection I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)