Staph or Peri Anal Strep?

[socalmom]

I wasn't sure where to post this, hope here is ok.

 

I was told my son has Staph as his bottom is bright red (no bumps) around his anus and hurts. My LLMD said it's Staph and put him on Beg spray and Bactraban ointment.

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I looked at pics of Peri anal Strep online and read up on it and now i question if it is staph? Whats the difference??

 

How does one know? I trust my LLMD, just wonder if it's an honest mistake as she never saw it she had me describe it.

[dut]

I'd swab it....

[tpotter]

I'd swab it....

 

 

I'd also swab it. Could be something else, too.

[aidansmom]

My son had a really red bottom like this. We swabbed for strep (Nurse practioner from peds office didn't think it looked like strep though) - was negative. We increased probiiotics in case it was yeast and applied nystatin cream. LLMD thought it was most likely herxing. Son had just started new antiobiotic 2 weeks beffore Rifabutin.

[socalmom]

Thanks guys, I would of asked to swab it but this was told over the phone, and she seemed to be so sure, I have nasal staph so this may be why.

 

 

If I see it again I will ask to swab it. I didn't know this was an option, makes sense though.