Cellulitis
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Cellulitis Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have cellulitis and any of the following:
Fever
Repeated
vomiting
Worsening skin pain,
swelling
or redness
Worsening
rash
Lack of improvement after treatment with antibiotics for 2 days
Red streaks spreading away from the infection:
Lymphangitis
of the arm
Lymphangitis
of the back of the leg
Lymphangitis
of the hand from a finger wound
Confusion
Excessive sleepiness
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Cellulitis Complications
Related Conditions
Erysipelas
Impetigo
Lymphangitis
MRSA infection
Necrotizing fasciitis
Periorbital cellulitis
Arm pain
Facial pain
Fever
Foot pain
Leg pain
Rash
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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Leman P, Mukherjee D. Flucloxacillin alone or combined with benzylpenicillin to treat lower limb cellulitis: a randomised controlled trial. Emerg Med J. 2005 May;22(5):342-6.
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