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Lip cellulitis diagnosed last wednesday. im injection of 1 gm of rocephin and 8mg of decadron. 500mg tid since last thursday. 5 days of 50mg predni?
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What is the question: Not sure what your question is. 500 mg of what? The antibiotics seem reasonable but not sure why you would be given steroids and in large doses?
Answered 6/11/2017
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