cellulitis on my leg?can i travel by car with it? what might be the potential risk if i travel with cellulitis on leg but after taking medication?

Question

Should i wear compression stockings after having cellulitis on my leg?

Answer 1

No additional risk: Continue to take your medication as prescribed. The only risk of traveling with it is that you will be away from your treating physician if the infection worsens.

Answer 2

Cellulitis & hole: The deep hole is most likely a skin ulcer, which is a different problem from the cellulitis. Cellulitis will respond promptly to an antibiotic. The skin ulcer is usually caused by excessive pressure on the skin, often from inadequate venous flow. These take time (weeks to a couple of months) to heal and require careful dressing changes.

Answer 3

Cellulitis: Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and underlying tissues and is usually treated with antibiotics and sometimes requires debridement, which is a removal of the devitalized or dead tissue from the area. It sounds as though you are describing a ulcer when you speak of a "hole" in the area. This type of deformity may remain or partially fill in. A photograph would be helpful.

Answer 4

Fluid: Light green fluid is called serous fluid. Anything usually that is not either clear or blood is termed purulent in the literature. On occasion, yellow fluid may indicate collagen degradation. Green fluid indicates infection associated with cellulitis. Sometimes the fluid may change color to dishwater brown.

Answer 5

Many Causes: Cellulitis is basically a visible inflammation (itis) of the skin and soft tissues (red, hot, swollen and tender) . It can be caused by many things including sunburn (radiation), trauma (sprained ankle) or poor vein circulation (stasis dermatitis). It need not be caused by bacteria. If you have repeated episodes of this, get to a wound care or vascular specialist, the diagnoses you have is wrong.

Answer 6

Possible: Usually cellulitis is a diffuse redness with warmth and pain and some swelling. If it's only few spots of red and brown its unlikely.

Answer 7

Unlikely: Typically not- that sounds more like a rash. Cellulitis tends to be more of a diffuse redness of the affected area.

Answer 8

Underlying prob's: Chronic cellulitis is usually related to underlying problems involving venous insufficiency (poor circulation), diabetes, or other medical conditions that predispose one to increased infections such as cellulitis. These underlying problems should be looked at to see if improvements can be made. See a specialist to address these issues. Meds only help with acute infection but will keep recurring.

Answer 9

See doc: Sometimes you can indeed truly have cellulitis which is often treated with appropriate antibiotics, and if you have leg swelling ( venous insufficiency or lymph edema) , with compression. Sometimes there are different states which look like cellulitis, such as dermatitis, which will respond better to topical steroids for example. Your doc should help with a treatment plan.

Answer 10

What's the cause ?: Cellulitis is basically a visible inflammation (itis) of the skin and soft tissues (red, hot, swollen and tender) . It can be caused by many things including sunburn (radiation), trauma (sprained ankle) or poor vein circulation (stasis dermatitis). It need not be caused by bacteria. If you have repeated episodes of this, get to a wound care or vascular specialist, the diagnoses you have is wrong.

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