Painful Finger

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My husband has been having this kind of condition for the last 7 days. He had a small pimple at this finger and he popped it. Now this is the condition. It's painful. Please suggest. He lives in Germany and the doctor there prescribed Amoxicillin 875 mg but its not really helping..

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Dr. Aneeqah Din Muhammad · Answer

furuncle, only antibiotics and topical cream (mupirocin)twice daily for 7 days, analgesics and warm packs for soothing and pain relief.

Dr. Kamran Ali · Answer

better he comes here if want save finger. check diabetes

Dr. Fahreyar Alam · Answer

He needs the following
- Augmentin 1g BD for 7 days
- NSAID as a pain killer and anti inflammatory
- It looks like he has already developed an abscess which will require incision and drainage and he should see a general or a hand surgeon there.
- He needs to get himself checked for diabetes (blood sugar 2 hrs after breakfast).
If he is a known diabetic, he needs to control it

Dr. Fahreyar Alam · Answer

⁰He needs the following
- Augmentin 1g BD for 7 days
- NSAID as a pain killer and anti inflammatory
- It looks like he has already developed an abscess which will require incision and drainage and he should see a general or a hand surgeon there.
- He needs to get himself checked for diabetes (blood sugar 2 hrs after breakfast).
If he is a known diabetic, he needs to control it

Dr. Sana Hafeez · Answer