Staphylococcal Infection

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Has anybody treated children with Staph infection.

 

I recently saw a 2 year old, Mexican/African Am female who is

breaking out with staph infections.

 

Her first abscess was Feb 7th. She had a fv for 3 days which went up

to 102*. This abscess was drained on an outpat. basis about two

weeks later. Abscess was on left buttock near anus. She did a round

of antibiotics. abscess was resolved. The child was in Daycare at

the time.

Second abscess appeared in April and thr third was in June. Both of

these were also on the buttock sl. latteral to the first. Both times

the child took a round of antibiotic. One of the first three

abscesses took two rounds of AB to clear. I don't remember which

one. I just know that by the 4th outbreak she was on her 5th round

of ABs.

I saw the child on 9/18. She had a small abscess (4th) on her lat.

lower leg near GB 39. She was at the end of a round of Cleocin peds

AB.

 

She was also taking Primadophilus Children, by Natures way -

digestive flora and

Wellness Herbal Kids by Source Naturals - Immune support which

consist of Yin Qiao San, echinacea, golden seal, elder berry, ginger

root, boneset aerial parts, eleuthero, elder flower, isatis root,

horehound aerial pts, bay berry bark.

 

Living conditions are impeccably clean. The mother has quit school

and keeps the child at home since June outbreak. She is not allowing

visitors in the house except for the baby's father (I was the

exception). The house hold consists of child, mother and grandmother.

 

Tongue: Sl red with prickles less fur front and back, thin fur

middle. very tip is sl. more red

 

No visible vein on either finger.

 

We looked at the child's diet which was already a very good diet. No

junk foods, lots of vegetable, fruit, watered down juices etc. I

suggested to cut out juice and add teas instead. Start meals with

soups and warms foods before cold foods. Cooling foods, no sugar

which there was very little already(except for some fruits. No white

flower or processed foods. yogur with acedophelis.

She is a good eater, not picky and loves veggies. He looks healthy

and happy, very bright and alert. She sleeps good - 12 hrs/ night +

1 -2 short naps / day.

 

I saw the child again 10/2/07. She just finished her last dose of AB

at the end of Sept. Since she has had a few very small bumps/abscess

on her arm (SJ area) and around ankle. These are not confirmed Staph

infections. In fact they look more like mosquito bites. No fever.

 

She does have one pea size sub-dermal mas just inside the crease of

her left buttock near other outbreaks. This could be another abscess

forming or scar tissue from past outbreaks. Hard to tell yet.

 

Any help, suggestions etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Nanie Carrillo

Other wise known as Claudia