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I was diagnosed w/ cellulitis in left leg @ er & put on antibiotics for 10 days. i now have 2 new spots on the same leg and one on my opposite leg and?
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Dermatitis;not cellu: Cellulitis, by & large, affects 1 leg (not both). If there are spots developing in the other leg, then there is greater chance that the problem's dermatitis (irritation of the skin) from various causes rather than cellulitis (infection of skin). Dermatitis should have been considered (in ER) from the start if there were no cuts or scrapes by which bacteria could enter. TTYD or use HealthTap Prime.
Answered 2/16/2017
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