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What Causes Discharge Of Pus And Blood From The Navel?
Two weeks ago my son s bellybutton had discharge in the form of pus mixed with a bit of blood. We went to the doctor who cauterized it and it bled older, faint colored blood and no more pus. It bled very little each day...one discharge per day, for example. It s been like that for one week now, very little, blood with a faint, older tinge.We began treating with antibiotic over the counter drops and the bleeding has subsided substantially to now a faint, older tinged color of blood. No pus, no swelling, no fever, no loss of appetite and normal behaviour.I am curious if it s a subacious cyst and what else can we do.
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017
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Hello, How old is your son? Is he a small baby. According to thae symptoms you are telling it seems like your baby has had an umbilical granuloma or mild infection. Cauterization will mainly help in umbilcal granuloma. Using topical antibiotic cream will fasten the healing of the wound.
You have to keep the bellybutton dry to facilitate fast healing. But dont dry vigorously after washing. Because it would irritate or break the scab again. So you have to fan it well to dry. Hope this helps. Thank you.
You have to keep the bellybutton dry to facilitate fast healing. But dont dry vigorously after washing. Because it would irritate or break the scab again. So you have to fan it well to dry. Hope this helps. Thank you.
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