He's got a sore on his cheek that was weeping yesterday and is today covered by a yellow crust, looks just like the impetigo pictures in my 'Hypochondriac's Guide to Diseases' DK Family Health book. I've got some Bactroban ointment here leftover from a nasal staph infection dd2 had a couple of months ago - apparently that's also used to treat impetigo so have started using that this morning. Do the sores usually respond quickly to the ointment?
Obv. can't get him to see the GP until tomorrow but am hoping that it will have improved enough by then anyway.
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oh bloomin' heck, ds has impetigo, it's meant to be his first day at school on Tuesday..:-(
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geekgirl · 31/08/2008 08:21
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