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What Causes Red, Itchy And Swollen Ear Lobe?
Good Evening, my left earlobe is swollen, red & warm I went to a 24 hour med center and I was giving a antibotic and dignosed with cellitious eventhough I ve been taken the meds for 5 days it doesn t seem to be getting better. In addition the skin around my ear is itchy and flakey is there anything else I can do to speed up the healing process?
Fri, 28 Dec 2018
Hello,
You can apply topical antibiotics like Mupirocin also. Generally, the lesion will settle in four to five days.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Wishing all the best.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain
General & Family Physician
You can apply topical antibiotics like Mupirocin also. Generally, the lesion will settle in four to five days.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Wishing all the best.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain
General & Family Physician
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