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Read about the dangers of cellulitis.
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cellulitis in the foot cellulitis occurs
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when one or more types of bacteria enter
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through a crack or break in the skin and
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an infection ensues the condition
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manifests itself as a redness and
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swelling which is the cardinal signs of
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an infection causes of cellulitis in the
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foot sources of breaks in the skin and
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resulting infections include heel
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fissure ulcers burns insect bites trauma
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cuts scratches surgical incision
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possibly the most common risk in all
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surgery is the chance of infection
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athlete's foot a secondary bacterial
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infection is very common with athlete's
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foot which is one of the reasons that
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even if you have a mild case of athletes
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foot it should be treated dry flaky skin
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swollen skin thrombophlebitis in this
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case cellulitis can develop with no
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actual break in the skin cellulitis is
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caused by bacteria generally
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streptococcus or Staphylococcus but
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there can be other bacteria mixed in
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this is especially true in diabetics
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people whose immune systems are weakened
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for any reason including from
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chemotherapy for cancer or other immune
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suppressing drugs and those with
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diabetes or AIDS are at highest risk for
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developing infections symptoms of
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cellulitis the problem usually presents
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itself locally as swelling redness and
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tenderness at the site of infection
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additionally systemically a person may
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also have fever chills elevated oral
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temperature and swollen lymph nodes
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which is usually seen in advancing cases
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to further complicate matters other
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problems will cause similar symptoms in
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the foot these include superficial
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phlebitis fracture tendonitis gout local
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trauma to the foot treatment of
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cellulitis simple infections treatment
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is predicated on the severity of the
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condition in a case of a healthy
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individual who has developed cellulitis
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secondary to an infected ingrown nail
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and it only extends an inch or so from
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the infection site removal of the
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offending portion of nail and topical
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antibiotic medication is all that is
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usually necessary small localized
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infections may be treated with simple
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cleansing with soap and water along with
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a dressing which includes a topical
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antibiotic ointment severe infections in
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the patient who may be diabetic may be
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on immunosuppressive drugs a wound has
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to be evaluated for infection general
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guidelines as to whether or not a wound
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requires oral antibiotics include the
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degree to which there is cellulitis
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redness that extends way beyond the
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borders of the wound an increase in pain
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in the area poor quality of granulation
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tissue in the wound increased drainage
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from the wound
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tunneling channels leading deeper into
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the tissue and odor if the patient has
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an elevated oral temperature that too
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has to be considered antibiotics if the
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criteria is met an oral antibiotic is
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prescribed your doctor will normally
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start you on an oral antibiotic that is
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known as a broad-spectrum antibiotic an
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antibiotic that kills a wide variety of
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bacteria at the same time your doctor
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will take a sample of drainage in the
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wound and send it out to a laboratory to
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find the specific organisms causing your
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infection most skin infections are
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either staph aureus most common or strep
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infections the key here is to take all
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of the antibiotics no matter how good
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the foot may look after a day or so
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typically what happens is that the
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infection begins to look and feel much
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better in a couple of days and the
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patient will stop taking the antibiotics
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only to experience what is known as a
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rebound phenomenon where the redness and
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infection return thus delaying the time
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it takes to ultimately clear of the
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problem locally the affected area will
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also be treated with
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topical medication and addressing to
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prevent reinfection if there is an
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underlying cause such as athlete's foot
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fishery dryness in the skin or foot
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ulcers they all have to be addressed
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otherwise the risk of reinfection
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remains high unfortunately simple
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infections that are improperly treated
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many times will turn into a severe
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infections depending on the overall
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health status of the patient bedrest
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intravenous antibiotics and possibly
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hospitalization may all be necessary
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cellulitis is not a condition that can
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be self treated it requires proper
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medical care read the complete article
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at WWF Otan exp la ine decom cellulitis
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