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My husband is being treated for sepsis, kidney infection and acute prostatitis. he has been on iv antibiotics for 17 days and it still burns. is this normal?

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Yes: After a serious infection such as this one, there is likely to be burning until the epithelium has completely healed. There may also be another cause of the burning; your physician can address this. Best wishes.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/26/2014

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