A 38-year-old member asked:
any ways to cure cellulitis?
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Dr. Joel Gallant answered
Infectious Disease 36 years experience
Antibiotics: Antibiotics are used to treat cellulitis.
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Dr. Michael Miller answered
Wound care 36 years experience
Find the cause: Cellulitis 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.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What exactly is cellulitis? How do you get it?
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Dr. Vadim Glukh answered
Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery 23 years experience
Infection: it is usually a diagnosis of infection of the soft tissues with specific body response such as increased swelling, redness, possibly and abscess, fever, chills, and pain in the area involved.
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A 51-year-old member asked:
What is cellulitis? How do you get it?
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Dr. Kelvin Barry answered
Podiatry 17 years experience
Infection: cellulitis is a infection in the skin and tissue beneath the skin, caused by bacteria and sometimes by fungus.
Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are the types of bacteria that are usually responsible for cellulitis, although many types of bacteria can cause the condition.
◾Symptoms and signs include redness, tenderness, swelling, and warmth of the affected area.
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Rockwood, TX
A 26-year-old female asked:
What is cellulitis? is there a cure for it
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Dr. Patrick Kohlitz answered
Internal Medicine 11 years experience
Ceullitis: is a bacterial infection of the skin and superficial soft tissues. It may present as redness, warmth, pain and or fever. Oral antibiotics usually are the treatment of choice.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Can there be a deformation after recovering from cellulitis?
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Dr. Nima Moghaddas answered
Podiatry 28 years experience
Depends : On if u r cellulitis is associated with a wound or laceration. .if u have cellulitis without break in the skin, it should heal without any scarring.
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CA
A 32-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Cellulitis?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Scott Grover answered
General Surgery 26 years experience
Skin infection: Cellulitis is an infection of the skin characterized by erythema (red), Edema(swelling), warmth, and tenderness. It usually spreads with visually indistinct borders that involve the skin and subcutaneous tissues
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