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My one year old has a cold and now she has green mucus coming out of the corner of her eye. when she wakes up her eye is stuck closed and is swollen?

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Conjunctivitis: Common with upper repiratory infections and ear infections. Apply warm soaks. If white of eye becomes red will need eye drops.

Answered 12/30/2017

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Infection: The green color of the discharge is most likely due to a bacterial infection. You should get your child to an ophthalmologist right away, as she needs antibiotics drops, and possibly antibiotics to take orally. One needs to watch out especially for a cellulitis in the young, as the infection can spread even beyond the eye.

Answered 6/15/2015

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