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How can you tell if a healing second degree burn is infected?

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Increasing redness: If the area should be increasing in redness, pain, swelling, drainage or if there are red streaks ems acting from the area, i would advise contacting a physician.

Answered 5/20/2015

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Dr. Thomas Fiala answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Signs of infection: Fever, spreading redness around the area, drainage of pus, increasing pain. If you think you might have this, you need to seek medical attention promptly.

Answered 7/13/2017

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