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Skin infection (cellulitis)
A common skin condition caused by bacteria. Common symptoms may include fever, a skin sore that appears suddenly and grows quickly, and redness, pain, and tenderness of the affected area.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 20-year old female asked:
Hello . what are the treatments for bacterial skin infections ( impetigo, cellulitis, furuncle etc ) ?? name of drug needed?
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A 43-year old asked:
I am just curious if skin rash and cellulitis are the same infection?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Had cellulitis over a week ago was treated but skin is still tender on leg. All else good. Is the infection gone? I can't risk getting ill again
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A 28-year old male asked:
Just finished keflex for cellulitis infection and responded well. Skin no longer hot or red but still a little swollen. Been 11 days, should I worry?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Had cellulitis on shin. It's been treated and all redness pain swelling is gone except for a lump where infection was. Been this way for 2 months and no sign of shrinkage. What is in this lump? Not painful. Normal skin but for this lump?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Right swollen foot that won't go down causing severe pain up leg up to the knee, for about six months now after cellitius skin infection, not pitting?
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A 60-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with cellulitis could I have prevented this infection?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have cellulitis on my elbow and I have antibiotics for it is there any way I can help my body fight infection? P.S hasn't been 48hrs since 1st pill
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have cellulitis infection on tip of left buttocks. I have been on meds for 2 days now and it wont stop bleeding. How serious is this?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have cellulitis from an abcess is it a good sign the pain isn't as bad even though the infection is still bad i haven't gotten treatment yet?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can i restart sulfa antibiotic for cellulitis after 72 hr lapse to be sure infection is 100% gone? Took for 5 days b4 & im ok. Wd 5 more day suffice?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Treatment for cellulitis Extreme infection ?
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A female asked:
What over the counter medicines would relieve cellulitis or infections of the like that is not an ointment or cream?
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A female asked:
Hi...I've recently had Cellulitis due to a reaction/infection from a tattoo. I'm healed now, but, left with redness around the tattoo. What could I do?
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A 29-year old asked:
Looking for answer to how do you get cellulitis infection?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is difference between cellulitis and mercer infection?
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A 32-year old asked:
Still curious if MRSA and cellulitis are the same infection?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can a pregnant person with cellulitis pass an infection to an unborn baby?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I had cellulitis last week the infection is gone but when I'm on my feet for hours my foot gets swollen. How long until this stops happening.
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A 40-year old female asked:
I'm allergic 2 penicillin/prescribed cephalexin 4 a cellulitis infection in my arm from a iv. How fast would a serious reaction occur if allergic ?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I am two days late but I am taking bactrim (for cellulitis) and cipro (ciprofloxacin) (for bladder infection). I took a test but it was negative. ?
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A 40-year old asked:
I have been taking antibotics for cellulitis in my knee and my boyfriend ends up with a yeast infection?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Got a new tattoo. It has infection. (cellulitis i think)i saw a doctor today and I have antibiotics. How do I take care of my it? Wash? Soap?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 33-year old male:
Being treated for staph/cellulitis using sulfamethoxazole and clindamycin. Infection down but now running fever, achy, chills. Should I go back in?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I just got out of the hospital with cellulitis could it be a bone infection. An not from a cut on my toe? I think i cracked my ankle 3 weeks aho
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A 31-year old female asked:
My nose is very painful. Where the bone connects with the cartilage. Feels like I have been punched. Very sore to the touch...cellulitis? Infection?
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A 51-year old female asked:
I have had 3 stye infections each requiring Doxycycline due to preseptal cellulitis, each occurred after staying at my mother's home-connection?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I had two cellulitis infections (one behind ear and one on lower stomach) at same time with a very swollen lymph node behind my ear. Is this unusual?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Went to primary doc for symptoms of infection/possible cellulitis. Swollen groin lymph. Doc did bloodwork and came back with nucleated rbc of 87 cells/UL. Neutrophils 502. WBC 2.9. All other lab work is normal. Do I need a hospital? Next steps?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had an abscess under my eye drained 4 weeks ago which was a result of periorbital cellulitis. A doctor 2 weeks ago said the infection was gone, but I still have a hard red lump which they said was scar tissue. Will this go down, or is it permanent?
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