They can usually be treated with dicloxacillin 250mg 4X a day for 10
days, or the same dose of erythromycin.
An alternative treatment is rifampin 300 mg 2X/day for 10 days.
Fungal Infections
An effective OTC antifungal/yeast cream is MicaTin, usually applied
2X/day for 2 weeks.
Most diaper rashes over 3 days duration have 2% yeast infection.
For fungal infections involving the hair, one must use griseofulvin
10-20mg/kg/day until clear (about 2-3 + months).
To clear fungal infections of the nails it takes about 8 months to
regrow fingernails and about 18 months to grow new toenails.
Herpes
Herpes simplex is treated with acyclovir 200mg 5X/day for 5 days, or
200mg 3X/day continuously for prophylaxis.
Herpes Zoster is treated with 800 mg 5X/day for 10+ days.
Warts and Molluscum
Painless
Occlusal HP daily till clear
Canthrone Q 2 weeks till clear
Efudex 5% (5-FU) 2X/day
Painful
Freezing for 30+ seconds
Electrodesiccation & cutterage
Laser
Bleomycin injections
Common Childhood Infection
Each common childhood infection is quite well defined, and the seven
are identified herein.
General Guidelines
Fungal infection of the nails can be treated with Naftin Gel 2X/day
for 6+ months, or griseofulvin 500-1000 mg.day.
Kerions are treated with triamcinolone 10mg/cc intralesionally, and
griseofulvin 10-20mg/kg/day till clear. Injections can be repeated every
4 weeks.
For most bacterial infections, a gram a day keeps the doctor away.
Fluctuant (fluids/pus filled) lesions such as furuncles MUST be incised
and cutterage performed to break open loculations of fluid and remove necrotic
material.
