cobbiemommy Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 DS, 14, has a case of impetigo all over the right side of his chest and abdomen. Regular pediatrician prescribed oral Clindamycin. Has anyone else had experience with this med for impetigo? He got impetigo while on a prophylactic dose of Keflex (500 mg once a day). I feel so bad for him because he has had it for about ten days, but I thought it was a new fungal infection and gave him the meds for that. Hopefully, while on abx, his verbal ticcing will calm down. Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philamom Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi Cobbie. Tough break- I gotta think Clindamycin will do the trick. Just don't forget the probiotics to protect against c-diff. I'm sure your aware that impetigo is a form of strep. When my daughter had this when she was little, the doctor never made me aware of it, even though a month later I was discussing PANDAS with him. I learned about the connection years later on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 My dd got Impetigo for the first time last fall (at age 8) She was not on any antibiotics at the time, and it took putting her on Omnicef for 10 days to clear it (and the prescription cream applied 2x a day) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbiemommy Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 He got his first full nights sleep since November. Slept all night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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