At Butler's Orchard last week, Marino was stung by a yellow jacket. Not a big deal. It hurt him, but he got over it fairly quickly and within 24 hours, any sign of the sting was gone. Then 6 days later, the site of the sting became swollen and a splotchy red/white color, with a rash creeping up the side of his ear.
Ear 1
Stung ear...7 days later
Did you know bee stings can get infected? I didn't, but I'm not surprised it happened in our case, given Marino's history of eczema and subsequent bacterial infections in his skin. He's on a 10 day course of oral antibiotics and a 7 day course of topical antibiotics. Our pediatrician recommended we use the topical antibiotics at the first sight of an open wound, given his history.
My girls seem to be prone to baterial skin infections also. We use the pink anti-biotic soap when they have scratches or other places on their skin that last longer than a couple of days and use a prescription antibiotic cream.
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