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Originally posted by The Reaper
Oral Doxycycline.
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Oral... Yes. No systemic signs yet ( fever, lymphatic spread,etc) so PO it is. If it continues to worsen or becomes systemic... then IV.
My preference would have been an Augmentin (amoxycillin-clavulanate acid) OR a 1st-generation cephalosporin like Keflex(cephalexin ) due to likely etiology of Staph. infection.
Drugs choices are dependant on what is available to the medic...
correction to recommended drug of choice by NDD, Eagle, etc would be appreciated based on what is likely to be available.
Culturing, of course, is the ideal way to determine drug choice, that is not an option in the field though.
Other Tx that may help patient's symptoms?
Warm compresses.