The ship's physician treated the patient for impetigo with oral antibiotics and topical retapamulin ointment. The patient had previously used retapamulin ointment for minor cuts and abrasions and ...

Ilotycin® ointment and mupirocin (Bactroban®) 2% ointment and cream (Rietschel & Fowler, 2008; Scheman et al., 2008). There are no safe over-the-counter topical antibiotic products. If the ...

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It can lead to itchiness, burning, dryness, inflammation, and pain during sex (dyspareunia). An estrogen vaginal cream can help by delivering estradiol (the main estrogen hormone) directly to vaginal ...

This ointment is a powerful steroid; it calms down the redness in the skin patches so the impetigo will appear to be improving, but it suppresses his own immunity in fighting off the skin ...

It is more likely that his rash is due to another cause such as: Impetigo - this ... is with an antibiotic cream which your GP can prescribe such as Fucidin or Bactroban. If the rash is widespread ...

Skin is fabulous because it protects itself and the body from invading pathogens, writes Dr Brett MacFarlane Occasionally these defences become breached leading to infections like impetigo. Impetigo, ...

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For itching, take an oral antihistamine or apply cream. Watch for ... Although impetigo will go away on its own eventually, most healthcare providers recommend antibiotics to treat the lesions. The ...

That includes a night cream. I don’t use retinol nightly, so on the days I’m not applying an active I go into full reparative mode and layer as much moisture and as many healing ingredients as ...

I didn’t really get into hand cream until 2020, when I’d started washing my hands with impressive frequency. It wasn’t too long before I realized my body lotion wasn’t going to cut it ...