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Suggest Remedy For Infection In The Toe Nail Post Injury
My 6 year old caught her big toe in the door 4 days ago. The skin was scraped off the side and it tore the toe almost off. I had the toe looked at and was told the toe nail will come off on its own. However now there seems to be pus oozing around the toenail, (otherwise the toe looks good) do I need to take her back to the doctors or is there something I can do at home?
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Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Mon, 13 Jul 2015
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Mon, 13 Jul 2015
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Hello madam/sir, welcome to medical care magic. Take her to the doctor . The pus indicates it is infected. It should be cleaned otherwise infection will spread inside. local application of antibiotic makes the wound healing faster.With this I hope I cleared your doubts. Any further doubts you are always welcome. Take care. Good health
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