What medicine to take for impetigo

There is no doubt that no matter what disease you have, you should seek treatment as soon as possible. Impetigo is a common skin disease, although it does not cause fatal harm. However, if it is not treated in time, it will still cause great trouble to the patient's life. There are many ways to treat impetigo, which can be mainly treated with traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. So what drugs can be used for these treatments? What medicine should patients with impetigo take?

How to treat impetigo

1. Western medicine treatment

(1) Systemic treatment: For patients with extensive skin lesions accompanied by fever or lymphadenitis, sulfa drugs or antibiotic preparations can be given.

(2) Local treatment: The principles are sterilization, anti-inflammation, antipruritic and drying. If the blister wall has not broken, apply 1% camphor and 10% sulfur calamine lotion externally several times a day. If the blister wall has broken to form erosion or scab, you can first apply a wet compress with 0.1% rivanol solution, and then apply 0.5% neomycin ointment or Bactroban ointment, ciprofloxacin ointment, etc., or you can use 2% gentian violet solution.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

(1) Internal treatment: Symptoms include inflammatory red halos around the pustules, which rupture and form pus scabs. They may also be accompanied by fever, thirst, poor appetite, dry stools and yellow urine, red tongue with a thin yellow coating, and a slippery and rapid pulse. The symptoms are damp-heat in the lungs and stomach, and exogenous toxic evil.

Treatment method: clear away heat, detoxify and remove dampness.

Prescription: 10 grams of dandelion, 10 grams of plantain, 10 grams of wild chrysanthemum, 10 grams of honeysuckle, 10 grams of scutellaria, 10 grams of raw rehmannia, 10 grams of oriental water plantain, 30 grams of talc (decoction), and 6 grams of raw licorice.

(2) External treatment:

① Mix Ruyi Jinhuang Powder with herbal tea and apply to the affected area.

② Boil 30g of Purslane and 30g of Sophora flavescens in water and apply to the affected area.

③ Apply Diandao San (equal parts of rhubarb and sulfur) lotion externally.

What are the precautions for life with impetigo

In life, if a child suffers from this disease, parents should help the child maintain a happy and good attitude. This disease tends to recur and sometimes spread further. Parents should help their children reduce psychological pressure and avoid negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, depression, and inferiority. In fact, relaxing, maintaining a stable mentality, and increasing confidence in overcoming the disease can help you recover faster. On the contrary, it will prolong the course of the disease.

At the same time, protein should also be supplemented appropriately. The children develop blisters all over their bodies, suffer from loss of tissue fluid, and have damage to the oral mucosa, which hinders their eating and reduces their protein intake. Therefore, children should eat more liquid or semi-liquid foods that are high in protein and vitamins, such as soy milk, milk, fruit, vegetable juice, etc., and avoid spicy and irritating foods.

In addition, pay attention to skin hygiene and take a shower and change clothes after sweating profusely. Do not use too much alkaline soap to avoid excessive fat removal and reduce the skin's barrier function. Apply prickly heat powder after bathing to keep your skin clean and dry. People who are bitten by mosquitoes or have eczema should avoid scratching. Wash your hands and cut your nails frequently, and avoid bad habits such as picking your nose.

In short, if you pay attention to these in life and do them seriously, then it will definitely be very beneficial for the treatment of impetigo, otherwise it will have adverse effects.