Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
My sister has cellulitis in her leg. will she lose her leg if it continues to spread? how can it be treated?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Probably not: Limb loss for cellulitis is very rare. Treatment is antibiotics and evaluation by a doctor. Higher risk populations include diabetics.
Answered 7/13/2012
5.7k views
Not always infection: Cellultitis is an inflammation (red, hot swollen and tender) of the skin and soft tissues. It can be cause by many things such as bacteria, sunburn, vein disease and trauma all of which have different treatments. Depending on where it occurs and what is the cause, changes the treatment. If you keep having recurrences, the treatments are wrong, seek another opinion.
Answered 7/30/2018
5.2k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Got diagnosed with cellulitis in my lower leg today and now my kneecap is really bothering me. Could this have spread to my bone or unrelated?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Had cellulitis over a week ago was treated but skin is still tender on leg. All else good. Is the infection gone? I can't risk getting ill again
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can cellulitis cause a person to lose balnce and fall.. Complints of hip pain in same leg as cellulitis... Very limited mobility. Super obese?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I have an abcess above my knee its so painful i can't hardly walk and the pain has spread up my leg toward my groin does this sound like cellulitis?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
People also searched for:
How common is it for cellulitis to spread to distant locations? Treated for facial cellulitis and now I have it on my leg requiring a new antibiotic
Does cellulitis move? Not spread but move from say your wrist or fingers to your leg?
I have been diagnosed and treated for cellulitis.Now I am sitting with weeping legs and painful open wounds.What medication can be prescribed for this?
Can weeping edema blisters of the legs be treated at home? What is the best way to prevent cellulitis?
My skin on my lower leg is peeling after a treated case of cellulitis. I took Keflex 14 days and its been about 3days since ending Rx and skin is peeling as though it was sunburned. Is using Palmers for dry skin ok to use. Will this peeling go on?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
