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Cellulits 5/28
Prevention
Watch your wounds for redness, drainage, or pain. These could be signs of an infection
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Promptly treat conditions that cause cracks in the skin, like athlete’s foot.
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symptoms
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tight, glossy, swollen skin
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Treatment
Cellulitis treatment involves taking antibiotics by mouth for 5 to 14 days. Your doctor may also prescribe pain relievers.
Rest until your symptoms improve. Raise the affected limb higher than your heart to reduce swelling.
Pathophysiology
As the offending organism invades the compromised area, it overwhelms the defensive cells (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and mast cells) that normally contain and localize inflammation and cellular debris accumulates. As cellulitis progresses, the organism invades tissue around the initial wound
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Risk factors
a cut, scrape, or other injury to the skin
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skin conditions that cause breaks in the skin, such as eczema and athlete’s foot
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