A 36-year-old member asked:
could i take cephalexin to treat pinguecula?
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Dr. Ira Vidor answered
18 years experience Ophthalmology
No: Pinguecula is a conjunctival degeneration caused by environmental irritants (sunlight/ wind/ dust). Surgical removal is the treatment (if they are treated at all).
Answered on Dec 26, 2014
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ester Kwok answered
32 years experience Internal Medicine
Generally no: Pinguecula is usually caused by uv radiation. Cephalexin, which is an antibiotic, is not used to treat pingueculas per se, unless one has an associat ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Krenn answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
No: A pinguecula is not an infection to be treated with an antibiotic such as cephalexin. It is a non-cancerous growth on the conjunctiva of the eye. Usua ... Read More
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
52 years experience Ophthalmology
No: Pinguecula are a normal structure sort of like the callus of the eyes. They are no due to infection or caused by infection. Cehalexin is a good anti ... Read More
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Raymond Schneider answered
46 years experience Family Medicine
I would take it.: My hand has a lot of close spaces and what starts as a simple cut could end up with loss of the finger.. No doubt if it was my injury I would take the ... Read More
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