I've been on antibiotics for four days for cellulitis on my scalp and its not improving. i'm on remicade (infliximab) could that affect my healing?

Yes : The answer should be yes even though is not an absolute yes . The way to go about it is control your artritis or your inflammatory bowel disease or what ever disease you are been treated for with Remicade (infliximab) and try to control symptoms until your scalp resolves /.

Bad drug : Remicade® can lower your ability to fight infections. Serious and sometimes fatal events can occur. There have been reports of serious infections including tuberculosis (TB) and infections caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses that have spread throughout the body. Lymphoma, including a fatal kind called hepatosplenic t-cell lymphoma, and other cancers. You are limiting the way your body fights.

Yes: It takes several days for antibiotics to work. They need to be treating the cellulitis with topical agents also that should help.

See below: If you are due for a treatment of Remicade (infliximab) soon, it is always good to postpone it until an infection resolves as it affects it your healing process which involves your immune system. Once the infection resolves, you can resume the remicade (infliximab).

Yes: Remicade (infliximab) can stall healing as it causes your white blood cells to decrease in the wound area. White blood cells start the healing process normally. It may take some time to heal and you might consider a wound clinic.