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What Is The Red Sore Rash On My Daughters Lips?
Hi, my 8 year old daughter has a red rash around lips. It just appeared while she was at school. She said it was sore and it hurt when she opened her mouth. This appeared yesterday, this morning it was still red especially under bottom lip and looked very sore and starting to turn into a graze. Can you let me know what it could be and suggest remedies. I've applied Vaseline so far.
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Hello,
Most likely it is a bacterial infection i.e. impetigo. I suggest you use a topical antibiotic e.g. either Mupirocin cream or Fusidic acid cream.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kakkar S., Dermatologist
Most likely it is a bacterial infection i.e. impetigo. I suggest you use a topical antibiotic e.g. either Mupirocin cream or Fusidic acid cream.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kakkar S., Dermatologist
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