Question 1

ok so my cellulitis is healing pretty good but a lot of pus is oozing from the spot it started and there are scabs around it is that normal? or not???

Accepted Answer

Cellulitis: Sounds like you have an abscess which is draining some. See your family doc. The site probably needs opened and flushed. Of course, why do you have a cellulitis in the first place? Diabetes, morbid obesity.   Address the root cause(s).

Question 2

my cellulitis is healing up fairly well, but the skin is dry and itchy. can i put vitamin e on it or a moisturiser of some kind?

Accepted Answer

Yes. : Just moisturizer but not Vit E alone. You can do cetaphil or eicerin. Those would be ok or anything similar.

Question 3

how to tell if cellulitis is not healing?

Accepted Answer

Simple: If you are not getting better, decreased pain erythema temperature etc,  then the cellulitis is not resolving.

Question 4

can cellulitis affect the healing of an ankle i fractured 14 days ago.it was only put in a full caste yesterday after 7 days  flucloxacillin ?

Accepted Answer

Not the cellulitis: The cellulitis itself will not delay the healing of your ankle fracture. However, there are many other conditions that will delay healing including diabetes, protein-calorie malnutrition, vitamin d deficiency, etc. The cellulitis will unlikely extend deeper to the fracture site that would lead to an infected nonunion. That would be extremely uncommon.

Question 5

is it ok to use an antibiotic ointment on cellulitis as it's healing to avoid infections when the blisters break?

Accepted Answer

: If it is healing-yes.

Question 6

had symptoms of cellulitis left foot, healing well now.ana test positive 1:160 nucleolar, bt negative for lupus & no symptoms.should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

ANA: A nucleolar pattern of an elevated ANA is seen in scleroderma and crest syndrome.  Further evaluation might include an scl-70 kd kinetochore (anti-topoisomerase i), and pm-1.  If these have not been done you might want to be seen by a rheumatologist. This may all turn out to be non-specific, but better safe than sorry. Good luck.

Question 7

how long do antibiotics take to start healing orbital cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

Within 24 hrs.: With the appropriate antibiotics, you should see some improvement and pain relief within a day. However, it will take a week to two for most of the signs of swelling, redness, pain and such to go away. Orbital cellulitis is vision threatening and requires close follow up with your doctor. More often than not, patients are initially treated in the hospital with IV antibiotics.

Question 8

i had a epidermoid cyst removed via minimal excision plus cellulitis. the area is healing but there is dry peeling skin on wound and around it where bandage was. can i put moisturizer on it or should leave it alone? it itches a little?

Accepted Answer

Timing: Itching is a sign of healing. Would not put anything on skin till wound is at least 5-7 days old other than gentle cleaning to remove dry skin. Once that time has passed can use skin lotion or Vitamin E but still not directly on wound. Vitamin C 500mg a day, Vitamin D 2000 units per day and Zinc 30mg a day all help wound healing.

Question 9

is there a for sure treatment for cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: Cellulitis is a bacterial infection that involves deeper layers of subcutaneous tissue and can spread quickly, sometimes leading to life-threatening complications. Proper treatment with antibiotics, often initial intravenously then followed by oral treatment, is the appropriate way to treat. If cultures are available then that will greatly aid the choice of medicines.

Question 10

what is treatment for facial cellulitis i?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics : Cellulitis is an infection that has gotten into the skin. You typically need antibiotics to treat this.

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Ok so my cellulitis is healing pretty good but a lot of pus is oozing from the spot it started and there are scabs around it is that normal? or not???

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My cellulitis is healing up fairly well, but the skin is dry and itchy. can i put vitamin e on it or a moisturiser of some kind?

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How to tell if cellulitis is not healing?

A member asked:

Can cellulitis affect the healing of an ankle i fractured 14 days ago.it was only put in a full caste yesterday after 7 days flucloxacillin ?

A member asked:

Is it ok to use an antibiotic ointment on cellulitis as it's healing to avoid infections when the blisters break?

A member asked:

Had symptoms of cellulitis left foot, healing well now.ana test positive 1:160 nucleolar, bt negative for lupus & no symptoms.should i be concerned?

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How long do antibiotics take to start healing orbital cellulitis?

A member asked:

I had a epidermoid cyst removed via minimal excision plus cellulitis. the area is healing but there is dry peeling skin on wound and around it where bandage was. can i put moisturizer on it or should leave it alone? it itches a little?

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Is there a for sure treatment for cellulitis?

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What is treatment for facial cellulitis i?

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