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What Causes Recurring Pimples Around Nose?
Question: I have small recurring pimples (one or two) right inside my nose for over a year now. They never really seem to go away and go from a pimple to a raw/crusty back to a pimple again. At one point I got one inside the other nostril, but otherwise it has been located in just one nostril. Is this possibly an infection that needs to be treated to make it go away permanently?
Brief Answer:
Recurrent bacterial infection, Nasal Carrier.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your concern and I have understood it.
Recurrent boils/infection around the nose area is common in people who are nasal carriers of staph aureus.
In such cases apart from a course of an oral antibiotic it is necessary to eradicate carrier state, so as to prevent recurrence.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). That would take care of the infection.
An OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment can be applied, twice daily just inside the nares/vestibule for 5 days to eradicate carrier state.
regards
Recurrent bacterial infection, Nasal Carrier.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your concern and I have understood it.
Recurrent boils/infection around the nose area is common in people who are nasal carriers of staph aureus.
In such cases apart from a course of an oral antibiotic it is necessary to eradicate carrier state, so as to prevent recurrence.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). That would take care of the infection.
An OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment can be applied, twice daily just inside the nares/vestibule for 5 days to eradicate carrier state.
regards
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