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Article #285: Cellulitis Treatment Tips

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Cellulitis may be superficial - affecting Circulatory problems such as defective
only the surface of your skin but blood flow to the limbs, poor venous or
cellulitis may also affect the tissues lymphatic drainage, or varicose veins ,
underlying your skin and can spread to and liver disease such as chronic
your lymph nodes and bloodstream. hepatitis or cirrhosis and skin disorders
Cellulitis is a potentially serious such as eczema, psoriasis, infectious
bacterial infection of your skin. diseases that cause skin lesions such as
Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin chickenpox, or severe acne. Cellulitis
flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often can be serious, and possibly even deadly,
occurs where the skin has previously been so prompt treatment is important.
broken. Cellulitis appears as a swollen, Antibiotics are given to control
red area of skin that feels hot and infection, and analgesics may be needed
tender, and it may spread rapidly. Skin to control pain. Good hygiene and good
on the face or lower legs is most wound care lower the risk of cellulitis.
commonly affected by this infection, Changing bandages daily or when they
though cellulitis can occur on any part become wet or dirty will reduce the risk
of your body. Group A streptococcus and of contracting cellulitis. Avoid trauma,
staphylococcus are the most common of wear long sleeves and pants. Avoid skin
these bacteria, which are part of the damage by wearing appropriate protective
normal flora of the skin but cause no equipment.
actual infection until the skin is Cellulitis Treatment and Prevention Tips
broken. 1. Avoid skin damage by wearing
Cellulitis may progress to serious appropriate protective.
illness by uncontrolled spread adjacently 2. Avoid skin damage by wearing
or via the lymphatic or circulatory appropriate protective equipment.
systems. In the US cellulitis is a common 3. Keep skin clean and well moisturised,
infection with an incidence of with nails well tended.
approximately 2-3 cases per 100 people 4. Avoid having blood tests taken from
per year. Facial cellulitis occurs more the affected limb.
commonly in adults older than 50 years 5. Keep swollen limbs elevated during
and in children aged 6 months to 3 years. rest periods to aid lymphatic
Cellulitis typically begins as a small, circulation.
inflamed area of pain, swelling, warmth, 6. Oral antibiotics include penicillin or
and redness on a child's skin. As this a similar medication such as
red area begins to spread, the child may dicloxacillin.
begin to feel sick and develop a fever, 7. Topical antibiotics including
sometimes with chills and sweats. Other mupirocin may be used for children with
symptoms can include fever or chills and cellulitis in the area around the anus.
headaches. In advanced cases of 8. Intravenous antibiotics may include
cellulitis, red streaks (sometimes nafcillin, levofloxacin, or
described as 'fingers') may be seen cephalosporin.
traveling up the affected area. People at 9. Keeping minor abrasions, cuts and
risk for developing cellulitis include bruises clean and free of continued
those with trauma to the skin. trauma can lessen the likelihood of
Other medical problems such as diabetes , cellulitis.






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