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Treatment for cellulitis extreme infection ?
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Antibiotics: Antibiotics are used to treat cellulitis or infection of skin tissues. So go see your Family Doc for evaluation & treatment. Check out http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cellulitis/basics/definition/con-20023471 for info.
Answered 1/25/2016
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Need details: Cellulitis is a serious bacterial infection. Antibiotic is useful. The term is frequently used when poorly-informed DR's notice red, swollen skin. Eczema, stasis dermatitis, contact dermatitis are much more common than cellulitis and require very different therapy. If it is itchy rather than painful, if there is no fever, if there is clear discharge instead of pus, bet on something other than cell
Answered 4/30/2017
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