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Cellulitis Treatment Tips

Cellulitis may be superficial -, Circulatory problems such as defective
affecting only the surface of your skinblood flow to the limbs, poor venous or
but cellulitis may also affect thelymphatic drainage, or varicose veins ,
tissues underlying your skin and canand liver disease such as chronic
spread to your lymph nodes andhepatitis or cirrhosis and skin
bloodstream.disorders such as eczema, psoriasis,
Cellulitis is a potentially seriousinfectious diseases that cause skin
bacterial infection of your skin.lesions such as chickenpox, or severe
Cellulitis can be caused by normal skinacne. Cellulitis can be serious, and
flora or by exogenous bacteria, andpossibly even deadly, so prompt
often occurs where the skin hastreatment is important. Antibiotics are
previously been broken. Cellulitisgiven to control infection, and
appears as a swollen, red area of skinanalgesics may be needed to control
that feels hot and tender, and it maypain. Good hygiene and good wound care
spread rapidly. Skin on the face orlower the risk of cellulitis. Changing
lower legs is most commonly affected bybandages daily or when they become wet
this infection, though cellulitis canor dirty will reduce the risk of
occur on any part of your body. Group Acontracting cellulitis. Avoid trauma,
streptococcus and staphylococcus are thewear long sleeves and pants. Avoid skin
most common of these bacteria, which aredamage by wearing appropriate protective
part of the normal flora of the skin butequipment.
cause no actual infection until the skinCellulitis Treatment and Prevention Tips
is broken.1. Avoid skin damage by wearing
Cellulitis may progress to seriousappropriate protective.
illness by uncontrolled spread2. Avoid skin damage by wearing
adjacently or via the lymphatic orappropriate protective equipment.
circulatory systems. In the US3. Keep skin clean and well moisturised,
cellulitis is a common infection with anwith nails well tended.
incidence of approximately 2-3 cases per4. Avoid having blood tests taken from
100 people per year. Facial cellulitisthe affected limb.
occurs more commonly in adults older5. Keep swollen limbs elevated during
than 50 years and in children aged 6rest periods to aid lymphatic
months to 3 years. Cellulitis typicallycirculation.
begins as a small, inflamed area of6. Oral antibiotics include penicillin
pain, swelling, warmth, and redness on aor a similar medication such as
child's skin. As this red area begins todicloxacillin.
spread, the child may begin to feel sick7. Topical antibiotics including
and develop a fever, sometimes withmupirocin may be used for children with
chills and sweats. Other symptoms cancellulitis in the area around the anus.
include fever or chills and headaches.8. Intravenous antibiotics may include
In advanced cases of cellulitis, rednafcillin, levofloxacin, or
streaks (sometimes described ascephalosporin.
'fingers') may be seen traveling up the9. Keeping minor abrasions, cuts and
affected area. People at risk forbruises clean and free of continued
developing cellulitis include those withtrauma can lessen the likelihood of
trauma to the skin.cellulitis.
Other medical problems such as diabetes



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