Treatment

Weak potassium permanganate soaks, 1:40000 (0.025%) solution 12hourly for 5 days with each session lasting for 15–20minutes AND

Silver sulfadiazine cream (topical) 12hourly 24hourly OR Mupirocin (topical) 2% 12hourly for 5–7days OR Fusidic Acid (topical) 2% 12hourly for 5–7days AND

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (PO): Adult 250–500mg; paediatric 25mg/kg 6hourly for 5–7days OR Flucloxacillin + amoxicillin (FDC) (PO): Adult 500mg; paediatric 25– 50/kg 6hourly for 5–7days AND

Ibuprofen 400mg (OP) 6hourly for 5days