Fucidin H cream RESPONSES
Randy McFarland
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Title:
Fucidin H cream RESPONSES
Creator:
Randy McFarland
Date:
12/11/2006
Text:
ORIGINAL POST
Has anyone had experience with this ointment? It is an antibiotic and
has the mild anti-inflammatory hydrocortisone. Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
RESPONSES
I'm not a physician.. so take this with a grain of salt...and since
it's not a definitive answer, I'd probably not post it to the list.
Is this to be used under a liner or a prosthesis? The effects of many of
the topical cortisones can be amplified TREMENDOUSLY by use of an
occlusive dressing.. (or plastic wrap!) so you may be getting a much
larger dose than you expect. Additionally, you can get permanent
thinning of the skin using steroids... and steroids in a fungal
infection can be exactly the wrong thing to do. Your patient should
probably contact their physician about this one.
I've never heard of that, and I wish that you wouldn't use the list
every time that you develop a rash or a hemorrhoid. (We can read
between the lines)
Fucidin H cream is used for patients with follicitis and eczema. It is a
low level hydrocortisone topical with antibiotic. It is used mainly for
short periods of time but with eczema patients it is usually used on
open and weeping areas of the skin. It is recommended that the topical
be used when the skin can have a period of time open to the air. In
closed situations like prosthetic sockets it should have time to be
absorbed by the skin prior to donning the prosthesis. I've used it on
some of my hairy patients as well as those with mild eczema. It works
fairly well when used properly by the patient. Any time it
hasn't helped resolve the skin condition it is usually the patient not
complying with the instructed use or the condition is more serious and
requires a more potent medicine.
It is very good for people with ezcema and
uticaria. It is often used on children in the UK. Only
for short periods of 3-5 days. Usually for
exceptionally red sore cracked skin. The skin must not
be covered. So for an amputee unless s/he is prepared
to not use their limb until their symptoms have
cleared up then it would be very useful. If not then
don't bother as it only makes the skin worse.
I had a client who used it on anything that looked like it was going to
flare up in a trans tibial device. He swore by it, but it was hard to
say how effective it actually was, but he didn't have many problems that
I can remember...
Has anyone had experience with this ointment? It is an antibiotic and
has the mild anti-inflammatory hydrocortisone. Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
RESPONSES
I'm not a physician.. so take this with a grain of salt...and since
it's not a definitive answer, I'd probably not post it to the list.
Is this to be used under a liner or a prosthesis? The effects of many of
the topical cortisones can be amplified TREMENDOUSLY by use of an
occlusive dressing.. (or plastic wrap!) so you may be getting a much
larger dose than you expect. Additionally, you can get permanent
thinning of the skin using steroids... and steroids in a fungal
infection can be exactly the wrong thing to do. Your patient should
probably contact their physician about this one.
I've never heard of that, and I wish that you wouldn't use the list
every time that you develop a rash or a hemorrhoid. (We can read
between the lines)
Fucidin H cream is used for patients with follicitis and eczema. It is a
low level hydrocortisone topical with antibiotic. It is used mainly for
short periods of time but with eczema patients it is usually used on
open and weeping areas of the skin. It is recommended that the topical
be used when the skin can have a period of time open to the air. In
closed situations like prosthetic sockets it should have time to be
absorbed by the skin prior to donning the prosthesis. I've used it on
some of my hairy patients as well as those with mild eczema. It works
fairly well when used properly by the patient. Any time it
hasn't helped resolve the skin condition it is usually the patient not
complying with the instructed use or the condition is more serious and
requires a more potent medicine.
It is very good for people with ezcema and
uticaria. It is often used on children in the UK. Only
for short periods of 3-5 days. Usually for
exceptionally red sore cracked skin. The skin must not
be covered. So for an amputee unless s/he is prepared
to not use their limb until their symptoms have
cleared up then it would be very useful. If not then
don't bother as it only makes the skin worse.
I had a client who used it on anything that looked like it was going to
flare up in a trans tibial device. He swore by it, but it was hard to
say how effective it actually was, but he didn't have many problems that
I can remember...
Citation
Randy McFarland, “Fucidin H cream RESPONSES,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227690.
