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Help!!!! How Do I Get a 2 Year Old to Take Augmentin?
MRSA is becoming much more common in the general public. http://www.cdc.gov/ ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca_public.html. To be blunt, this is just one of those ...
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- Your doc may geive you something else, but maybe not. Because of antibiotic resistance you really do not want them too. The others mentioned in these posts should be...
- I hear you. Our daughter struggled with the same issues to Augmentin. She would even get so upset that she would throw up. Our Dr. insisted that this was the best poss...
- I found that with augmentin it was easiest to put it into something small that will be finished. Ie a glass of strawbeery quick hides the chalky taste well and if you...
Swollen Ball on the Side of the Heal!
Often MRSA get dismissed as spider bites... and then its 10x harder to get over! ... "Bottom line: Any 'spider bite', large pimple or boil is MRSA until ...
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- As a cancer survivor i urge you to have it checked out. I had a bump on my neck that everyone thought was nothing, then was diagnosed with cancer. Please see your doct...
- It could be an infection such as staph. I would have it checked out soon.
- Is it like a spider bite? If he develops a fever, or if it becomes an open sore (or if more inflamed areas appear) have him get checked immediately for a staph infect...
Belly Button Discharge
with any changes go to the dr. you would want to rule out infections or MRSA etc . Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- with any changes go to the dr. you would want to rule out infections or MRSA etc.
- E. You may have what my male friend had. There is a sack near the ambilical cord. Most sacks dry up and go away. In a few cases the sack remains. My friends bec...
- With all the folds of skin in the belly button things can collect. It can also get very moist and be a perfect breeding ground. With that said, I doubt that it is a se...
Possible Spider Bite??
They took a blood test last week and it's the MRSA staph infection. ... My daughter had the same thing and I took her to the Dr and it was MRSA (Staph ...
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- My daughter had the same thing and I took her to the Dr and it was MRSA (Staph infection). Definitely at least get it checked out.
- It could also be a staph infection. Be careful, as this is contagious to others when it is draining. You should have it seen by a doctor. If it is staph, they can c...
- Go to www.webmd.com They show what bites look like and what it is from. I hope you feel better and it goes away without any major issues.
Anyone Had Cellulitis?
Mrsa and cellulitis is not anything to drag your feet with- together it is ... I would also be worried about MRSA. I would go to an urgent care center or ...
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- My husband had cellulitis 8 years ago in his leg and was hospitalized for 5 days to get intravenous antibiotics. We took him to the emergency room because he had a fe...
- K R, Hi, I have not dealt with this personally but my husband has on his legs. He read your question and said to tell you to only keep the ice on for about 10 minute...
- I know I'm a day late on this one, but cellulitis is not to be taken lightly, as far as I've been told. My son had periorbital cellulitis (meaning around the eye but ...
Son with Very Bad Skin Rash
He ended up with MRSA staph. I think you need to get him to a ... MRSA looks like a puss type of boil. please wash him and cover him with badaids in those ...
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- I think you should bring him in to see a dermatolgist they might be able to tell you if he is allergic to a certain food or even be allergic to medication. Maybe try ...
- Hi J., I shop from a company called Melaleuca that has an incredible lotion that works great on skin conditions like excema, psoriasis, severe dry skin. They also hav...
- Hi J., I see you have tried a lot of things. You need to get him to a dermatologist to determine what kind of rash it is and what it will respond to. Grandma Mary
Back of Hands, Especially the Knuckles, Have Red Rash and Bleed After Basketball
get him to the dermatologist. if you do not get this heeled is is very easy for him to catch mrsa, pleae get him to the dr. good luck ...
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- Eczema. Worse in cold weather. Dry cracky sometimes itchy sometimes painful hands. Improves with more moisturizing but sometimes requires prescription steroid cream...
- My kids have this too...dry skin from the weather.
- My daughter and I both experience this every winter. I use a mild soap and rub Eucerine cream into our hands daily...sometimes morning and night. We also wear mittens/...
Is It a Rash or a Yeast Infection?
So What Happened?™. Thank you for your input. It turns out that it is MRSA-- staph. She has been given treatment and is doing fine. Thanks again ...
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- I would bring her to the doctor for a diagnosis since there are ulcer-like sores. I have not seen that in a yeast infection before. However, if it is a yeast infecti...
- I just had the same type of theing with my son. Look for a anti-fungal cream with the active ingredient clotrimazole. Walmart has an equate brand that works just as ...
- I agree with the others, that it could be a yeast infection. The big clue is that all the creams you are using are not clearing it up. My kiddo gets really tricky ...
Ringworm! WWYD??
If it is MRSA, it is VERY difficult to get rid of. My daughter has had it 8 or so times in the last year. It is VERY painful and comes up in boils on her ...
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- HI A. Starting with the staph...can I ask where she gets the rash? Only reason I ask, my daughter gets staph and my doctor said that someone in the family was the ...
- Put lamisil (SP?) or vagisil (SP?) on it and keep it covered with a band-aid. There really isn't any reason to go to the doctor unless it is on her scalp. It usually...
- Use Lotrimin AF (anti-fungal) it will go away in a few days. http://www.lotrimin.com/ringworm-images.html
Need Help with Mistery Bumps/rash on Son's Legs!
Has anyone mentioned that it might be MRSA? It is a staph infection that has been going around this year, in fact I know approx. 10 people close to me that ...
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- It sounds like molesculum (spelling?). Both my kids had it. Does it look like a pimples you want to squeeze the pus out of? If so, that's probably what it is and th...
- hello my daughter had this 2 yrs ago or what sounds kike it then a couple months ago my younger daughter got them my dr told me its an allergy hive give them zertek an...
- It sounds a lot like eczema, which can look different depending on the severity. All that you have to do is put a heavy duty moisturizer on it, without scent (perfume ...
