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Hi, my 3 year old has a little pimple and swelling &redness around it. i have been putting antiseptic cream and giving him antihistamine since tuesday?
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Good start: You did good you have to be careful of how much and how often you are using the steroid cream children can absorbed the cream and entered their system simple try to avoid the temptation of squeezing it it did not improve see the pediatrician
Answered 4/16/2018
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Pimple in 3 year old: If it is not improved would f/u/ w /doc may be an infection that needs oral antibiotics and it may get worse. Pimples with appropriate treatment should improve markedly in 72 hours . f/u/ w /doc
Answered 4/16/2018
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