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Cellulitis lle, , bright red, very swollen iv vanc, pipercilin in hosp x 4d after po clindymcn , keflex failed. home on po abx how long can sx last?
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Severe/Cellulitis: Best to only ask your treating doctors for this very severe case of LLE cellulitis.
Answered 9/17/2015
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