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Could odd skin infection on back of hands be staph

Posted By Foofoo (Tx) on 02/19/2015

My son continues to get these odd sores on the back of his hands. We live in the semi-country in TX. He works with his hands a lot. Not always, but frequently, when he gets a scratch on the back of his hand or knuckle, the scratch turns into an odd-looking infection. It gets a very hard crust on top, but turns green and inflammed around the edges. When opened, there is generally no pus. I originally thought this was caused by toxicity, so he's been taking chlorella and cilantro oil. If he continues taking it regularly the sores occur less frequently, but I know it is not good for him to take them for extended periods of time. So now I am wondering if possibly it could be staph. The reallly odd thing is that no matter where else on his body he gets scratched (arms, inside of hands, legs, etc), the sores only occur on the back of his hands and knuckles. Sometimes on the back of his fingers. The MDs just prescribe topical salves. They have no idea what it is. May take him to the accupuncturist/NAET expert and see what she says. Any suggestions?

Replied by Mama to Many (Tennessee) on 02/19/2015

Dear Foofoo,

I would say it surely could be staph as that often enters in through the skin. The crust sounds like impetigo, though I have never seen it green.

Some people take turmeric daily. It is great for staph. And seems to help a lot when dealing with skin issues. Your son could try a teaspoon once or twice a day internally, with plenty of water. (or 4-5 capsules twice a day.)

I also use charcoal poultices overnight on skin infections.

How to Make a Charcoal Poultice

Extra vitamin C may also help him to heal more quickly.

If you get a diagnosis, let us know. Also, let us know if you find something helpful.

~Mama to Many~

Replied by Bill (San Fernando) on 02/19/2015

Hi Foofoo...I would simply try using 3% hydrogen peroxide topically on the backs of your son's hands. Just apply topically and let it dry. He could also wash and disinfect his hands every day in 3% HP quite safely.

Another topical remedy you could use is simply drops of gum turpentine mixed with a carrier oil like VCO or Olive Oil. Add three or four drops of turpentine to a teaspoon of oil and evenly rub this mixture onto the back of his hands twice a day. You could also use drops of lavender oil or clove oil in place of the turpentine and use it in the same way.

Lastly, if the hand infection is stubborn then the infection might not be topical but might reside deep within the lower epidermal skin layers that topical remedies cannot reach. So in this case I would use a teaspoon of 50% DMSO(dimethyl-sulfoxide) mixed with 3 drops of 5% lugols iodine and apply this mix with cotton wool in a thin layer onto the back of both his hands every day. The DMSO will carry about 80% of the lugol's iodine into the the blood. This means that the iodine is able to more deeply penetrate any local epidermal skin cells on its way into the blood and, in this manner, the iodine will safely disinfect all the cells in this skin region -- killing any bacteria, viruses or fungus there. I have also read research where they found that povidone iodine or Betadine, at a concentration of 1:100, will kill MRSA in 15 seconds. Lugol's Iodine has exactly the same disinfecting properties as povidone iodine. But do not use povidone iodine with DMSO -- you should never use povidone iodine internally.

Modern drugs has nothing to compare with lugols iodine. If you had a fungal infection + bacterial infection + viral infection then LI would help to eradicate all of them. If you go the drugs route -- you would have to purchase and take an anti-fungal plus an anti-bacterial plus an antii-viral and then pray that they actually work.

Lugol's Iodine does it all safely and cheaply both externally and internally.

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