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Child Has Infected Ears After Piercing. Okay To Use Mupirocin?
Hello... I have a full ointment of mupirocin 2% 22 gram. My 7 month old baby recently had Gotton her ears pierce. She wasnt doing so well with the piercing and I removed them. She now has the back part of her ear infected. The symptoms involve her skin behind the ear but on the ear lobe. It is getting eating away, Almost like when she had impetigo on her arm and knee . Is it okay to treat it with the mupirocin 3 times a day as I did with the impetigo?
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
Hello there,
Considering that the ear infection has involved the surrounding skin, it will not get controlled with mupirocin alone even if you use it three times a day.
She needs to be given oral antibiotic drops to control her infection.
The antibiotic should be given for a period of at least 7 days.
Take care.
Considering that the ear infection has involved the surrounding skin, it will not get controlled with mupirocin alone even if you use it three times a day.
She needs to be given oral antibiotic drops to control her infection.
The antibiotic should be given for a period of at least 7 days.
Take care.
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