xp impetigo/sores near mouth- bandage/dressing rec?

groovygrl

DD got impetigo & the blistered area is near the corner of her mouth. I am assuming her school will be ok w/ her going  since she'll be almost 48 hrs into antibiotics but I am sure they'd like to see it covered regardless and I wouldn't mind it being covered at home in the hopes no one else gets it in the next day or two...
But the location is tough, she's a pretty compliant kid (she's 5) so if I put a bandaid on there she will probably not mess with it but none of the options seemed really great for that location in terms of comfort & eating/drinking (I got the waterproof kind hoping maybe it would hold up a little better. Any ideas or creative solutions if you've had a kiddo w/ some kind of sore/rash close to the mouth?
Thanks!

ppants

Will a small circle bandaid do the trick? I hope it's resolved soon!

groovygrl

The spot is a little bigger than those unfortunately though I'm thinking maybe in a day or two when it is drier it might...

emberlee3

It should dry up very quickly with treatment. Did you get a prescription for ointment or oral antibiotics? The school may have some policy about impetigo.  Or your pediatrician can give you specifics on when it is ok to return to school.

groovygrl

We are doing oral antibiotics, I talked ot the urgent care dr & paged our practice to discuss pros/cons of each. She will have been on them for 48 hrs before going back to school so I think it will be fine, similar to pink eye & similar infections the rule is 24 hrs of antibiotics. But I wanted to keep it covered regardless at least for a day or two at school. Unfortunately she react to the bandaid adhesive & now has another red mark from that ugh...

groovygrl

Thanks! I decided to leave it off today as long as the school would allow it so it could get some air & dry up a bit and so she wouldnt continue getting irritated by the bandaid..thankfully they were cool w/ it since she has been medicated for 2 days and it went well so we'll keep doing that unless she asks to cover it for some reason.