Erysipelas
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Forms to download:
- ACNE
- ACNE COSMETIC LIST
- ACTINIC KERATOSES
- ALOPECIA AREATA
- ATOPIC DERMATITIS
- NEUROMODULATORS (BOTOX, DYSPORT, XEOMIN)
- CYSTS
- ASTEATOTIC (DRY SKIN) DERMATITIS
- DYSHIDROTIC DERMATITIS (DYSHIDROSIS)
- EYELID RASHES
- FINGERNAIL CARE
- HAIR LOSS
- HAND PROTECTION FOR PATIENTS WITH HAND DERMATITIS
- HERPES SIMPLEX INFECTIONS & CANKER SORES
- PSORIASIS
- TOPICAL RETINOIDS
- ROSACEA
- SCABIES
- SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS
- SKIN CANCER
- SUNLIGHT & SUN-DAMAGED SKIN
- TINEA VERSICOLOR
- VIRAL WARTS & MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM
- HERPES ZOSTER (SHINGLES)
A particular type of skin infection (cellulitis) that is characterized by blisters; skin that is red, swollen, warm and/or painful to the touch; or by lesions with raised borders that most frequently appear on the face or legs. It also appears as sores on the cheeks and bridge of the nose. It is usually caused by the Streptococcus bacteria and occurs in both adults and children.
Erysipelas requires medical treatment, so you should contact your dermatologist as soon as you suspect you may have this infection. Antibiotics (usually penicillin) are generally prescribed. In severe cases, the patient may need to have antibiotics delivered intravenously.