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Suggest Treatment For Diaper Rashes
Hello, I have a 2 year old son and today while I changed his diaper I discovered he has a small cut or sore at the top of his butt crack. It seems quite painfull for him and im not sure what to put on it. There was a small amount of blood in his diaper and the cut is oozing a bit. help me!
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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The skin lesion seems most likely a bacterial infection/folliculitis. A folliculitis is usually painful /sore and there is surrounding redness.
Friction from diaper rubbing against the skin may provide a portal of entry for bacteria into the skin.
If I was the treating doctor I would suggest an oral antibiotic syp (e.g amoxycillin or cloxacillin) for a week.
An OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment, twice daily would be useful in addition.
Regards
The skin lesion seems most likely a bacterial infection/folliculitis. A folliculitis is usually painful /sore and there is surrounding redness.
Friction from diaper rubbing against the skin may provide a portal of entry for bacteria into the skin.
If I was the treating doctor I would suggest an oral antibiotic syp (e.g amoxycillin or cloxacillin) for a week.
An OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment, twice daily would be useful in addition.
Regards
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