My Foot Is Very Painful At This Time. It Heals,

Posted on Thu, 9 May 2019

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Question : My foot is very painful at this time. it heals, then cracks oozes clear liquids and now very painful.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be Infected eczema, an oral antibiotic, topical steroid antibiotic cream

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service
I have gone through your query and reviewed the attached photographs.

It seems to be a case of infected eczema.
I would recommend you to take a course of oral antibiotic like tablet Cephalexin 500mg twice daily for 5 days, apply a topical steroid and antibiotic combination cream like Fusidic acid and Betamethasone cream on the affected areas twice daily.

Also, take antihistaminic like tablet Levocetirizine 10mg once or twice daily depending on the intensity of itching and irritation.

Antibiotics and steroidal preparations are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards
Dr. Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (3 hours later)

Hello Doctor, I have tried Cephalexin and ended up breaking out in hives. I also have Clobetasol and have tried that on these areas and it seemed that it made it worst. Sorry I should have explained that before. is theer an alternative?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Fusidic acid cream & capsule amoxicillin

Detailed Answer:
In that case you can apply plain antibiotic like fusidic acid cream on the affected area twice daily and take capsule amoxicillin 500 mg thrice daily for 5 days.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana