Suggest remedy for severe itching and broken skin after being treated for staff infection
Patient: I HAVE HAD STAFF INFECTION 10 YEARS AGO . COME BACK EVERY 2 TO 4 YEARS I THING IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. WENT TO DOCTER GAVE ME ANTIBIOTICS CLAERED THE BAD AREA BUT SKIN BROKE OUT EVERY WHERE. WENT BACK TO DOCTOR SAID SEE DERMATALOGIST CAN NOT HELP. I AM UNINSURED THEY CHARGED ME, TO TELL ME THAT NEED ADVICE CAN YOU HELP MY ITCHING IS TERRIBLE NOW ON BENADRYL. HELP.... Doctor: Thanks for posting you query to health care magic.broaken skin is a predisposing factor for infection .As you are having only ithching goes in favour of some allergic etiology or could be due to some fungal infection .antibiotic will not be helpful .I need some more information about your complain to suggest you correct medication : is there any pigmentation , is itching  generalized to whole body or only limited to lesion area only, is there any red pathches develop on ithching are , how ithching are looks like .after getting complete information i would suggest you correct medicin.presently you can use moisturizer to keep skin moist and calamine lotion to releive itching and Cetrizine 10 mg tablet once in a day for sever ithching under guidence of clinician .hope you would be  satisfied with my answer .  feel free to communicate if any query .regards,Dr.Manish PurohitInfectious disease specialist