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What Does A Large Red Mark On Leg Indicate?
My two year old has a large red mark on her leg. It seems to have gotten slightly larger over two days. It looks raw, as if skin has peeled back. It has redness around it. It s not itchy and doesn t seem to bother her, but it looks quite painful to me. Any idea as to what this may be?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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many thanks.
it would excellent if you could send us a picture of it,but don't worry it look like some sort of cellulitis. it is infection of the skin.
treatment.
local wound care with cleaning with antiseptic solution, then apply fucidin ointment twice daily.
start of augmentin syrup for infection for one week,of course some pain killer like paracetamol and Braden syrup.
if become an abcess formation then sometimes need incision and drainage by the surgeon.
it would excellent if you could send us a picture of it,but don't worry it look like some sort of cellulitis. it is infection of the skin.
treatment.
local wound care with cleaning with antiseptic solution, then apply fucidin ointment twice daily.
start of augmentin syrup for infection for one week,of course some pain killer like paracetamol and Braden syrup.
if become an abcess formation then sometimes need incision and drainage by the surgeon.
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