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What Causes Repeated Finger Infection With Swelling And Pus In A 2-year-old?
Hi, My daughter is 2 years old and she has excema from 1-1/2 years. Recently her left hand middle finger(2 months ago) had some infection on the top of the finger(don t know the reason of infection) due to which had swelling and puss. Then she had to go thru minor surgery to take/clean out the puss and has been dressed for a week. After 2-3 weeks the wound got worse again (swelling and puss formation) and had to go for another minor surgery. Now again after 2 weeks the same infected area started getting puss and swell. Can anyone help us find the root cause and save the child. Thanks, XXXX
Fri, 14 Feb 2020
Hello,
The symptoms are suggestive of recurrent paronychia. Consult a general surgeon and get evaluated.
The pus has to be drained effectively. Antibiotics has to be started according to the culture reports.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
The symptoms are suggestive of recurrent paronychia. Consult a general surgeon and get evaluated.
The pus has to be drained effectively. Antibiotics has to be started according to the culture reports.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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