A member asked:

Iwas diagnosed with cellulitis on my lower legs dr. gave me i sript of antibiotics i took all of the and it hasn't gone away i'm a 48 year old woman?

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Dr. John Leander Po answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Re-evaluate/ refer: If you have persistent warmth, redness, pain, leg swelling despite abx and elevation of the affected limbs, abx may not be the sole therapy you need .The initial diagnosis needs reassessment- tell your doc of your symptoms so they can either re-evaluate the diagnosis or else, refer you to a specialist since other problems may exist (eg. arterial/venous insufficiency, chronic bone infection).

Answered 9/1/2014

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