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Oral Antibiotics For Impetigo

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Dr.           Kakkar S. MD

Hello i was diagnosed with impetigo last wed and the doctor prescribed oral antibiotics and mupirocin a week later i dont notice improvment I still have itching and redness ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Im unsure whether this is a coldsore or impetigo . I am prone to coldsores and i have had impetigo once before 10 or so weeks ago that was treated with cream from my gp, it seemed to have cleared up ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

I am pretty sure now it is impetigo-she had it once before. Today her eyes are oozy and crusty, with yellowish goo. Can impetigo get into the eye? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

What is the treatment for impetigo and how long does it last? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rahul Kumar MD

My daughter was just diagnosed with impetigo and prescribed mupirocin twice daily. What can we do between applications? She's very uncomfortable. Can she apply aquaphor between? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Vivek Goyal MD

My son has been diagnosed with impetigo. His sores are beginning to crust over, however under his ... applying antibiotic ointment and taking oral antibiotics (on day 3). ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Goyal ( Dentist)
Dr. Boskey. P.Gandhi MD

. Keratosis. But then the pathologist also found impetigo. I am not concerned about the benign growth, now I am concerned about the impetigo, I assume, secondary to scratching the growth. 1. How can a biopsy ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Boskey. P.Gandhi ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Sivakumar Muthu MD

i have impetigo which has returned from a few weeks ago in a different area, i have started to wash ... oral antibiotics left from the last time they were prescribed, i needed to have them for 1 week... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sivakumar Muthu ( Radiologist)
Dr.  Shailja Puri MD

place to another and had to deal with much ignorance, I have ad impetigo for 16 months now. I was treated with oral antibiotics and have gone through so many tubes of ointment I am afraid antibiotics... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

Hello i was diagnosed with impetigo last wed and the doctor prescribed oral antibiotics kaflex 500 mg 3 times a day for 10 days aswell as mupirocin 2% A week has passed and i do not notice any ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)