Diesel

Think there may have been a mistake in what has been prescribed my 20 month old daughter.

Spot on her face gradually got bigger & over the counter treatments didnt work. Took her to doc:

Visit 1: Prescribed Fusicillin orally & Fusidin H [hydrcortisone steroid] topically. Cleared up, but didnt get rid of it.

Visit 1 + 5: Prescribed Fusidin [Fusic Acid?] topicall Antibiotic vaguely at my request to minimise further oral antibiotics; made it worse, allergic?

Visit 1 + 8: Prescribed Erythroped 6 day course oral antibiotic. Didnt really work.

Visit 1 + 14: Prescribed MORE Erythroped and a topical Bactroban [mupirocin] - an antibiotic? [well it ends in ...'cin'!!]. Doc thought it potentially Impetigo[sp?].

It was a different doc who didnt have the previous notes and I didnt take her myself so I'm really unsure about ANOTHER 7 day course of Erythromycin that didnt work. She needs a solution as it is spreading to the other cheek and the down below cheekies too now...

This is my future world rally championess, so forgive my concern at too many antibiotics that dont work? Anyone any idea?

Cheers

D

ajm

This "spot", did it start as a small blister that eventually burst and scabbed over? Spreads outwards with skin blistering around the edge and crusty scab? Possibly itchy? If so then I'd agree with empetigo. Been there, done that!

Erythromycin is classically prescribed for this (active ingredient in your Erythroped), it should have had an impact well within 14 days I'd have thought though. Is it having no effect? Has the doctor mentioned taking a swab for culture?

If it is empetigo the bacteria that causes it is usually very contagious, so I'd suggest you make sure she washes hands ans face meticulously, and change her pillow case, towels etc regularly, which should at least reduce the potential of it spreading.

(p.s. not a medical doctor, so standard scoobynet disclaimers apply!)

mart360

shingles prehaps??


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Diesel

Ajm describes it perfectly...

That erythromycin has had VERY little effect, but she does scratch it... May be a valid prescription then? I will check by phone tomorr though to make sure. What's your surgery No AJM

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john banks

Not an unreasonable collection of stuff for staphylococcal skin infection. Maybe a swab would be a good idea if there is anything remotely sticky to sample.

little-ginge

I bet she isnt too much of a happy bunny right now..

this explains impetigo a bit more.. HTH
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infecti.../impetigo.html


I hope it clears up soon..

LG

Diesel

Thanks chaps - sounds very much like Group A streptococcus infection from the info. Well, she'll just have to get her rally helmet on a bit earlier than anticipated!!!