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Dealing With Impetigo On Face. Mupirocin No Longer Effective. Solution?
I have been dealing with impetigo on my face for 6 years now. Mupirocin usually works quite well but it is no longer effective. Additionally, I have been putting mupirocin in my nose once a month for 5 days. I have tried doxycycline and Keflex and it still keeps coming back. I feel scared as I am in great health otherwise. I keep getting passed along by different dermatologists and ID docs and I don't know how to make this current outbreak go away. Is there any hope of getting rid of this? Please help me
Wed, 14 Aug 2013
Hello.impetigo usually responds to mupirocin well but in some cases of immunosuppresion or superadded infections it may not work.try altargo cream and cephalexin tablets for ur impetigo .altargo contains retapamulin
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