Thomas T. asked
My 48-year-old daughter, who is intellectually impaired, non-verbal, and in a wheelchair, has developed swelling of her left labia with hardness and expulsion of pus and blood from a small break in her skin. She has completed a 10-day course of doxycycline, which reduced the swelling by 2/3, but the hard area and blood/pus expulsion persist. The affected area is about 3 inches long and 1 inch thick, and it is painful when touched. She was born with spina bifida and has been wheelchair-bound her whole life, with a history of a healed decubitus ulcer. We suspect she scratched herself, leading to infection due to her incontinence and prolonged exposure to urine. What should be done next?
September 21st, 2024
Sara F. answered
Your daughter needs to see a gynecologist to have the abscess drained and packed. Additionally, she ...
September 21st, 2024
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