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Treatment of Infected Eczema Flares

Treatment of Infected Eczema Flares - What it is

  1. How to recognise eczema flare up

    • Redness
    • Pain
    • Itch
    • Broken skin from scratching
    • Affected areas of the skin become moist and weepy
    • Broken skin has an unpleasant smell

  2. When the skin is broken, use

    • Normal saline compress
    • Potassium Permanganate (PP) compress
    This is done to dry the wounds, remove bacteria and also to help ease the itch.

  3. Follow these instructions:
    Normal Saline Compress (on the face)
    How to perform compress?

    1. Fill a bowl with normal saline
    2. Soak disposable towels / gauze in the bowl till wet
    3. Apply the wet towels / gauze to affected areas for 2 minutes
    4. Repeat with another set of towel / gauze for 3 cycles
    5. Perform compresses 2 times a day for 5 days or until the lesions recover

    Potassium Permanganate (PP) Compress (on affected parts of the body and limbs)
    How to perform PP cleansing using towel / gauze?

    1. Mix 1 part of PP with 8 parts of water in a bowl
    2. Soak disposable towels / gauze in the bowl until wet
    3. Apply wet towels / gauze to affected areas for 2 minutes
    4. Repeat step 3 with another set of towels / gauze for 3 cycles
    5. Perform PP compresses 2 times a day for 5 days or until the lesions recover

    How to perform PP soaks?
    1. Mix 1 part of PP with 8 parts of water in a container
    2. Soak the affected limb in the container for 10 minutes
    3. Rinse the affected limb with water
    4. Perform PP soaking 2 times a day for 5 days


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