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How To Treat Liquid Discharge From Ear Ring Hole?
Everytime I take out my earrings, a liquid or puss discharges from my earring hole. It dries pretty quickly and hard to get off. I've had it for a while and over time it wrinkles up my ear lobe which is not very appealing. What could it be and what could I do to treat it?
Mon, 26 May 2014
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I would keep a possibility of Allergic contact dermatitis to the metallic part of the earring(?nickel) with secondary bacterial infection.
I would suggest that you take a course of an oral antibiotic e.g Amoxycillin or Cefadroxil, for a week. That would take care of the infection and pus discharge.
A topical steroid+antibiotic ointment (fluticasone+mupirocin ointment), twice daily for a week, can be applied.
regards
I would keep a possibility of Allergic contact dermatitis to the metallic part of the earring(?nickel) with secondary bacterial infection.
I would suggest that you take a course of an oral antibiotic e.g Amoxycillin or Cefadroxil, for a week. That would take care of the infection and pus discharge.
A topical steroid+antibiotic ointment (fluticasone+mupirocin ointment), twice daily for a week, can be applied.
regards
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