Doctor explains CELLULITIS (skin infection) | Causes, symptoms, treatment (plus photos)
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- In this video Doctor O'Donovan explains key things you need to know about a common, but potentially serious, skin infection called CELLULITIS. We cover causes, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of cellulitis.
What is Cellulitis?
Cellulitis is a skin infection that's treated with antibiotics. It can be serious if it's not treated quickly. It can affect anyone but can be more common in certain individuals, for example people with diabetes.
Where can cellulitis affect and what are symptoms of cellulitis?
Cellulitis makes your skin painful, hot and swollen. The area usually looks red, but this may be less obvious on brown or black skin. Your skin may also be blistered, and you can also have swollen, painful glands.
You can get cellulitis on any part of your body, such as your hands, feet, legs and even eyes (orbital cellulitis).
What is treatment for cellulitis?
Treatment of cellulitis will involve your doctor prescribing antibiotics.
When to seek urgent medical attention for cellulitis:
If you have suspected cellulitis and if you have:
- a very high temperature, or you feel hot and shivery
- a fast heartbeat or fast breathing
- purple patches on your skin, but this may be less obvious on brown or black skin
- feeling dizzy or faint
- confusion or disorientation
- cold, clammy or pale skin
- unresponsiveness or loss of consciousness
This is an educational resource only and should NEVER replace medical advice from your own health provider.
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Content and timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - Symptoms and signs of cellulitis
01:17 - Causes of cellulitis
01:35 - Risk factors for cellulitis
02:22 - Diagnosis of cellulitis
03:11 - Treatment of cellulitis
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References and resources
NHS information: www.nhs.uk/conditions/celluli...
Cleveland Clinic: my.clevelandclinic.org/health...
Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...
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Video published: 3rd April 2024. Next review: 2027.
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I didn’t realise cellulitis was an actual infection. Thank you .
You’re welcome
Informative, very helpful and well presented video! Thanks for sharing it with us Dr. O'Donovan! Keep up the good work! 🙌❤👍
My pleasure!
Very helpful -- thanks for posting this today.
Glad it was helpful!
currently dealing with this:/ what’s the difference between draining and abscessing? there’s not much information about proper care online and my doctors weren’t much help either. the main thing that really helped was warm compresses and normal epsom salt baths. the 4th day into treatment i was at my worst and it was so painful to do anything at all and mixing a fever in was so hard. i’m thankfully finally feeling better and the hole that was seeping for 3 days finally has skin grown over so i’m very grateful🎉
Absolutely! Thanks for the advice!!
You're so welcome!
thanks-very good to know especially about serious issues within eyes
Thanks!
Currently fighting cellulitis , hurts like crazy
I've had this in both lower legs. I was on holiday in Australia at the time and fortunately had great care. I also had a check up before being allowed to fly back to UK. Very informative, thank you.
You’re welcome
Just had three factors that played into my current condition with cellulitus. Edema,sorta scraped my shin and got infected somehow along with vein damage from likely the gym. Hospitalized for bout a week and also surgery on damaged veins sometime soon.
I literally let the ER with this 06/25/24 and it's scary
How do you tell the difference between cellulitis vs phlebitis?
Doctor O Donovan thanks for the video you explain a lot about cellulitis is it best to keep your legs covered
What would be a recommended cream after the cellulitis treatment to keep the skin well moisturised?
I'm not a medical professional but I have got this condition and was prescribed Cetraben. I am also on antibiotics (Flucloxacillin).
DEFINITELY consult a medical professional.
I recently was diagonosed with cellulitis. Although the redness and pain have gone, but the swelling is there. Also my skin has stretched and hardened that the movement causes pain. Please guide
My husband got something like that. What can you do?? But from bite of insects?? How long it's takes to go away??
Quick question please.. doctor told me that I do have cellulitis... my ankle and foot on my left leg below the knee are swollen us that normal for it..
I fell and it looks like this on my hand its very painful
I have it on my finger and been on antibiotics for 1 day. The swelling is still there. Does it need to be cut open to let out the fluids? Or just keep taking the antibiotics for the week?
Just found out I have this. But I can't get to the hospital for another 18 hours... I'm having severe pain and feverish symptoms now. I hope I'll be able to be treated without insurance or a way there for the next 18 hours. I'm having am anxiety attack.
I just figured I have cellulitis too. I've been cleaning mold from the floors of my room and I believe some of that got in a cut in my knee. It is my best opinion to stay calm. Know that the pain is only from the inflammation, and that nothing is disfigured . Stay strong, I pray for you.
You need to seek medical treatment immediately whether you call 911 which I had to do in order to get to the hospital immediately I was not able to walk it was in my my feet and my legs the pain was extremely severe I had to have a cream to use on my legs pain medication which was Percocet Tylenol during the day cream to apply to the affected area I was put on doxycycline add cephalexin those are the two antibiotics that I'm still currently on@@Strongest_hoomans
I am currently dealing with very painful cellulitis in my left ankle and foot. This is the second time I've gotten it. Last year I got it in my right foot/ankle, then my left. Same thing happened this year...not happy about it...not sure why either...
Same here. Left ankle and foot. It's been very difficult for me.
Sir I can call you