Monday, October 10, 2005
Treating Eczema With Antibiotics
Damaged skin is susceptible to bacterial infection. People living with eczema tend to develop more skin infections than others. Antibiotics, topical or oral, may be required to treat eczema. Oral eczema treatments are not used as frequently as topical therapies. However, oral medication may be required to treat complications, or especially severe cases of eczema. Many different types of antibiotics are available. Consult your medical professional to find out about the side effects of antibiotics prescribed to you. Oral or topical antibiotics reduce the surface bacterial infections that may accompany flares of Atopic dermatitis. In the treatment of stasis dermatitis, oral antibiotics are useful when cellulitis is present; topical antibiotics are useless and often cause contact dermatitis.
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