Skin Infections
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Skin Infections
Does the treatment for chronic eczema that becomes severe and has been diagnosed with Staphylococcus aureus skin infection defer for people with mild/moderate eczema that has been diagnosed with Staphylococcus aureus skin infection? Or would the same treatment be offered for Staphylococcus aureus skin infections despite the severity (mild/moderate and severe) of the eczema?
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Re: Skin Infections
Hi there,
Staphylococcus aureus is very common in the context of eczema, because the eczema weakens the skin barrier and the skin's ability to fight off infection. When the staphylococcus is causing infection, it's important to treat both the infection and the eczema at the same time. However, even if staphylococcus is on the skin, it doesn't always cause infection, sometimes it's just sitting on the skin. The treatment for the infection is the same, but the treatment for the eczema does differ, depending on the severity.
Hope that helps.
BW
Staphylococcus aureus is very common in the context of eczema, because the eczema weakens the skin barrier and the skin's ability to fight off infection. When the staphylococcus is causing infection, it's important to treat both the infection and the eczema at the same time. However, even if staphylococcus is on the skin, it doesn't always cause infection, sometimes it's just sitting on the skin. The treatment for the infection is the same, but the treatment for the eczema does differ, depending on the severity.
Hope that helps.
BW
Dr Emma Wedgeworth
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