How To Treat A Radiation Burn

Course Of Antibiotics

Patients who undergo radiation therapy have an immune system that is suppressed or does not work as well as it should. Radiation burns can cause the development of blisters, sores, and ulcers as the cellular damage in the skin tissues of the area to accumulate. Blisters, ulcers, and sores provide a way for foreign and malicious pathogens to enter the patient's body, where the immune system is not functioning well or at an optimal level. To help prevent the colonization of bacteria in the wounds caused by radiation burns, an individual may need to take a course of antibiotics. Antibiotics are a type of drug designed to slow down the growth of bacteria or destroy bacteria in a patient's body. Some types of antibiotics are more effective at the eradication of some types of bacteria over others. A patient who is prescribed antibiotics to prevent or treat an infection in their body due to their radiation burns cannot stay on this type of medication for a long duration. Bacteria can learn ways to avoid the effects of the antibiotic when a patient takes them for too long, which decreases the effectiveness of the medication.

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