My seven year old boy has had like some type of fungi on his right thumb finger for like three or four months now. I have taken him to different doctors, his regular and then an allergy specialist where he goes already.Both have tried creams and antibiotics but they seem to not have worked.For the first few days the finger will get better but it will come back, my son says that it hurts whenver I put the "hydroxide cleaning liquid" on it and when he washes his hands.It is peeling right now, which is what it does often.At one point it got real yucky and had greenish stuff around it, and sorry that it sounds nasty but it is really concerning me because it does not get any better not matter what the doctor's give him.I've had to wrap it up with gauze and keep it filled with creams that have been sent to him, but the finger again is not completely better.Whta do you think it could be? I am trying to get him referred to a specialist though. Please advise.
2007-02-27 02:42:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Take him to an immunologist, or dermatologist.
2007-02-27 02:45:54 · answer #1 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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My seven year old boy has had like some type of fungi on his right thumb finger for like three or four months now. I have taken him to different doctors, his regular and then an allergy specialist where he goes already.Both have tried creams and antibiotics but they seem to not have worked.For the...
2015-08-26 14:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by Tomi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 4yr old has something like that. On his right hand the fingers will get little white bumps all over them, and they're painful. We too have taken him to the Dr, and every single one we've gone to say it's a kind of staph infection, and it's NOT curable. It ALMOST sounds like that's what your boy has too, just a different type.
Every time he gets them (now actually) we have to try and open up the bumps, and let them drain so they will go away. It's not the best looking either. It's always a greenish to whitish fluid that comes out. Doesn't smell the best either. It's a very painful and hard situation for him to go through EVERY time. I feel so bad.
The Dr's say that it's the only way to make them go away for the time being.
We don't know how he got them, but we know that he'll have them for the rest of his life. One Dr called them warts. I don't think it's that though. We also have to keep them covered since it's a contagious infection.
I wish you the best of luck with this. Mention it to your Dr the next time you go. See what they say about Staph or Warts.
2007-02-27 02:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My almost 4 year old still sucks his thumb. There's really nothing you can do (short of major barbaric intervention, like restraining him) that will really prevent a determined child from sucking their thumb. Unless he has serious dental issues forming because of it (which is extremely rare at 11 months old, and really not that common even in older thumb-suckers), there's no reason to make him quit now. He'll quit when he's developmentally ready, and it's pretty unlikely that he'll have any serious dental issues because of it. Most children give it up by the time they're 2-ish, and even if he hasn't by then, just make sure he gets his regular dental visits. Baby teeth fall out anyway, so unless it affects how his permanent teeth come in, he should be okay.
2016-03-18 04:08:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family on my dad's side are all genetically weak to fungi. There's a drug called Lamisil that will defeat fungi from the inside as opposed to creams which attack them from the outside.
Also there's antibiotic creams with pain relief now to help his symptoms.
I'm not a doctor
2007-02-27 02:48:45 · answer #5 · answered by heartscared 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not use peroxide on it as that is way to strong for sores and cuts. Doctors now recommend soap and warm water or usin normal saline to cleanse wounds. Try having him soak his finger in water with tea tree oil added to it a couple of times a day and put tea tree oil on it at bedtime and cover it so he doesn't get it on his sheets etc.
2007-02-27 02:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried all of the doctor's stuff as well, with no success.
I took two prescriptions of Lamisil, an oral anti-fungal, and also used three different types of cream; one anti-bacterial, and two anti-fungal. Someone recommended an herbal remedy, which I used with success.
Jojoba and Tea tree oil, Anti-Infection, and Echinacea Plus. I purchased them from the American Botancial Pharmacy @ http://www.herbdoc.com/abp_1024x768.asp
2007-02-27 02:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by sacanda_trina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get him back to the doctor maybe a different one. They can prescribe lamisil tablets. They will give your son a blood test to see if he has normal liver function. This is the only thing that will permanently get rid of a nail fungus infection. Topical solutions have been proven not to work.
2007-02-27 02:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by eee_aww 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a staph infection. Soak it in Epsom salt and it should heal on its own, in time. It may return on occasion and when it does, soak it. My grandaughter had this problem. She also had creams and antibiotics, but it was the soaking that eventually helped her body heal itself.
2007-02-27 03:19:21 · answer #9 · answered by John D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds a little like my sisters problems. She has a form of excema called Dishydrotic Excema. What I would suggest is seeing an excema specialist.
2007-02-27 02:49:00 · answer #10 · answered by Tiffers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does your son sucks his thumb by any chance? I had that when I was a kid and it only went away when I stopped sucking my thumb.
2007-02-27 02:46:46 · answer #11 · answered by Pinolera 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋