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What is the treatment for erysipelas?
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Antibiotics: Usually penicillin or clindamycin.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Penicillins: Erysipelas is an infection of the superficial skin and subcutaneous lymphatics. It is almost always caused by beta hemolytic strains of streptococcus. It is treated with oral or parenteral antibiotics (depending on severity) usually of the penicillin class.
Answered 12/9/2013
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