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Elbow cellulitis: on day 8 of azirthomycin. only did 5 days of sulfameth bc of allergy. bruise was gone 2 days in with both. now it's back. what? why?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Wrong abx: If it improved with abx then recurred, it means that the organism causing the problem has not been killed. You need to consult an infectious disease doctor to make sure that this not from mrsa. By the way, Azithromycin is not that great a drug for cellulitis.

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Answered 6/24/2014

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A member asked:

Elbow cellulitis: on day 8 of azirthomycin. only did 5 days of sulfameth bc of allergy. bruise was gone 2 days in with both. now it's back. what? why?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

Dr Brown agreed

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