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Can cellulitis cause skin discoloration/bruising? or should i seek emergency assistance?
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Yes: Cellulitis will cause swelling and redness and and on the legs or deep involvement can have a dark color. This needs treatments with antibiotics either orally or in more severe cases with intravenous antibiotics. See your doctor as urgent appointment today if possible. Otherwise go to er.
Answered 12/16/2020
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Cellulitis: Cellulitis cause the affected skin to turn red, get hot, slightly swollen, and tender. Untreated, it can spread & become very serious, so get it treated.
Answered 12/16/2020
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I've been treating my cellulitis for about 2 days now redness and swelling is starting to go down but bruise it's starting to appear is this normal?
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Had a small "bruise" fine for 2 days didn't do anything but then got very red swollen and BIG over last few days. Dr said cellulitis. Is this correct?
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Low fever w/cellulitis. Symptoms gone (fever still there) w/ 4.5days of sulfa/azythro antibx. Quit sulfa day 5. Still on azythro day 8. Bruise back?
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