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Should I See The Doctor If Child Has A Red Ring Around Belly Button?

My daughter is 8 and started complaining yesterday that her belly button hurt. I took a look at it last night and noticed a red ring around it. I have been cleaning it with peroxide and putting antibiotic ointment on it but it seems to be getting more pusy looking. She says it hurts her. Should I take her to her pediatrian in the morning or keep doing what I am doing.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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thanks.
It looks like some infection process is going on.does she is having fever with it.
plan:
-start antibiotics -augmentin orally .
- start fucidin local ointment.
local area check for any thing in the umbilicus inside
-check with ultrasound under the umbilicus
refer to pediatric surgeon if problems persist.
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Should I See The Doctor If Child Has A Red Ring Around Belly Button?

thanks. It looks like some infection process is going on.does she is having fever with it. plan: -start antibiotics -augmentin orally . - start fucidin local ointment. local area check for any thing in the umbilicus inside -check with ultrasound under the umbilicus refer to pediatric surgeon if problems persist.