my 11 day baby girl had an breast abscess, which was drained by the paediatrician. He had removed the pus along with som eblood deposited in the nipple. He also injected some ontment in the infected are aand then put a simple bandage over it with and advise to get it renewed every two days.He has prescribed cefediel and an anti tropical lotion. what else precautions to take to ensure that the condition does not repeat.I cannot even burp the baby after feeding her.pse advise
HI...regarding your query about what else can be done, keep the area clean and if there is appearance of fever or if the local area is showing any swelling or redness then you need to consult your pediatrician immediately. Regarding prevention - do not squeeze the area. Any skin boils should be treated with topical antibiotics immediately and if the skin boils and abscesses are becoming recurrent then the kid will require work up for immunodeficiency. Regards -