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I have been suffering from boils near my anus. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have a boil near my anus for the past two years. Kindly advice. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From what I can see, it appears to be an abscess. The fact that it is reoccurring means that it has never adequately been dealt with. I would like you to answer a few questions before we go forward. Do you suffer from a medical illness, like diabetes? Does this swell... Read Full »
Can you please suggest medicines for my son that will not interfere with his taste issues?
Query: Hello doctor, My 2 and a half year old son had a head injury yesterday which resulted in bleeding and he ended up with five stitches. The bleeding was about 40 to 50 ml. Our local doctor prescribed an Augmentin syrup and an Ibuprofen syrup. But, due to taste issues, he is not taking any medicine, e... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can apply a local antibiotic ointment such as T-Bact cream (Mupirocin topical) twice a day for five days and Placentrex (Placenta extracts) cream twice a day for a week. If the wound is not too deep and dirty, a local antibiotic cream alone will suffice. There is ... Read Full »
I have small red bumps on both sides of the bottom corners of my mouth. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have small red bumps on both sides of the bottom corners of my mouth. They look like small pimples, but they are not very bumpy. It seems like it is more just redness in little pimple areas rather than actual bumps like pimples would be. I was given Metronidazole and I used it twice a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. It seems superficial folliculitis (attachment removed to protect patient identity). In this condition you get small red lesions with yellowish pustules. Use the following medications: Cream T-Bact (Mupirocin). Apply twice a day on the affe... Read Full »
My daughter's mosquito bite mark has not resolved. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I am concerned about my daughter who was bitten by a mosquito last thursday, on her face. The bite site has not decreased despite the passage of time. We have been applying Bactroban (Mupirocin) cream to the affected area, but there has been no significant change in appearance.Fortunat... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. I can understand your concerns, but nothing to worry about. It is subsiding, and the post-bite mark is there. Looking at the picture (attachment removed to protect the patient’s identity), it may be some ot... Read Full »
My baby's umbilical cord has fallen off but her belly button looks green and mucusy. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I have had a baby girl for six days. Her umbilical cord fell off and I fear that it might be infected. It looks like a green mucusy substance sort of phlegm and a small drop of blood on her belly button. It dries up but if touched, the blood oozes again. Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to iclinq.com.As the cord has fallen off, the area looks wet but there is nothing to worry about. It is called umbilical granuloma. Just use the ointment for five days and it will be fine.However, if the discharge increases or the baby develops fever then a physical consultation is needed... Read Full »
What is the recovery time for the Nesbit procedure?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 22 year old healthy male. Last month, I had undergone Nesbit plication surgery for congenital penile curvature. The surgery resulted in a deep wound that is not healing properly. I had the same surgery five years ago, and there was no wound at all. Now, it has been a month, and ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and examined your picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I understand that you have undergone plication surgery for penile curvature. After examining your wound site, I can tell you it is healing well. It is taking longer as yo... Read Full »
My baby has got a pimple-like spot on his forehead. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My 1.4 year old baby has a pimple like spot on his forehead. Kindly provide me the remedies for the same. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below: 1. Pimples in a baby are a common occurrence. Simple remedies might help to prevent recurrence. 2. Please wash the area including the face with mild shampoo or soap especially made for se... Read Full »
What could be the reason for intense redness of skin while scratching or heat exposure?
Query: Hi doctor,I have a dry red small area on my face for years now. I went to my dermatologist and he told me to buy a cream (I do not remember the name). It worked for a while, but after it stopped working. The redness gets redder, when it is hot I sweat on my face or if I scratch it. It does not itch ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the photos. (attahment removed to protect patient identity). It is not clear. I want to know about your age, exact morphology site of rash, any disease present or treatment taken, and diagnosis made for either of the lesions? Please send clear photos of bot... Read Full »
What could be the reason for itchy scrotum and cuts at the base of penis?
Query: Hello doctor, First, I went to the doctor for extremely itchy scrotum that felt as if it had cuts in it and red spots on my penis that dry white. My itchy scrotum is now healed but I have got little cuts at the base of my penis and those spots will not go. He gave me scabies cream but I do not know ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed the attached photograph (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and I can see few red erosions at the base of the penis. They can be either an irritant reaction to something you have applied over the penis or due to herpes virus infection which i... Read Full »
I got a fat lump-like structure just below the neck. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I got a fat lump-like structure just below the neck and above the chest due to unwanted hair removal. There is no pus or blood. There is a needle poke-like pain sensation for a few days. What can I do topically or orally to reduce or shrink this and prevent it from returning?Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly follow up with relevant photographs for confirmation of the diagnosis and treatment accordingly. Thank you. Regards. Read Full »