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What is the cause of cellulitis of the skin?
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Inflammation of skin: Cellulitis also called inflammation of tissue could be due to many causes both infectious and non-infectious. Infectious causes need to be treated to prevent further spread or even resulting in an abscess. Infectious cellulitis is usually due to a recent trauma or surgery and less common due to septicemia (infection of blood).
Answered 4/16/2016
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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.
Answered 2/28/2021
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I have an area of dead skin from cellulitis.. The rest is better, pain gone down a lot red streak disappeared. Will the dead skin go away?
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Cellulitis for 19 days. Cloxaciline 14 days and cefirax 5 days. Improving very slowly. When I press the red skin the redness goes away. Good symptom?
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Painful tender area of skin.Was a bit red yesterday. Dr said cellulitis. Red disappeared. Still pain tender which spread. Could this be something else?
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