A member asked:

I was not by a cat and it broke the skin. the actual wound looks like it's healing but the skin around is red and swollen and hot to touch. it was on ?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Cellulitis!: You almost certainly have a cellulitis and you have to be seen and treated very quickly. You should mark with a ball point pen the borders of the infection now. When you see the doc tomorrow you can see how far it has spread.

Answered 5/30/2016

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