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My mother has lymphadema and gets fever once every 6 months. it happened today too as she has swelling but pain and fever after maybe some exertion onher arm. what antibiotic she should take?
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This is not bacteria: Infection. As such antibiotics will not help. She needs to have her internal medicine doctor see what the cause is!
Answered 12/24/2020
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