Varicose Eczema | Cellulitis | Which is it?
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2019
- Varicose Eczema Masquerading as Cellulitis
Varicose Eczema can take 2 forms. It frequently looks like a skin rash around the ankle and is sometimes mistakenly considered to be primarily a skin condition and therefore it sometimes managed with creams such as hydrocortisone or similar steroid creams for long periods of time. This is the chronic form of varicose eczema that can be present for years before it may eventually cause a leg ulcer. The eczema in its early stages, may come and go, and the symptoms of itch and discomfort are relieved quickly by hydrocortisone. The problem with chronic varicose eczema is that many people receive the incorrect treatment based only on skin creams when really these people should be referred to a vascular specialist for a venous duplex ultrasound scan and subsequently, the vein problem should be treated to prevent leg ulceration.
The other form is acute varicose eczema. This condition can develop very quickly and it causes severe pain. This lady I saw a few weeks ago, had so much leg pain that she could hardly bare being touch there, she could not sleep and she had difficulty walking. Few doctors in primary care will have seen this problem and it is frequently misdiagnosed as cellulitis and therefore antibiotics are given. I treated this lady by endovenous laser, closing the abnormal veins and faulty vein valves, and after just a few weeks, her leg is pain-free and the eczema has cleared. This form of varicose eczema is the most difficult for non-specialists to diagnose.
So, varicose eczema is not primarily a skin rash and it can sometimes look like cellulitis. Only a venous duplex ultrasound can diagnose the problem accurately. The abnormal veins which cause varicose eczema should be treated as soon as possible to prevent progression to leg ulceration.
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I had cellulitis and and a swollen ankle. It was mistaken for diabetes and I went to get a second opinion which was good that I did. It meant the difference between keeping and losing a toe. I later got rid of the swolleness and most of the skin rash with Meijer Hair, Skin, and Nail pills Nature's Truth Hair Skin and Nail pills also helped.
Are you able to clear the hemosiderosis and the eczema?
Sir even here is a patient of varicose eczem with ulcer please guide for its treatment
You need a scan.
Even i have varicose eczema. Sometimes there is lot of itching pain inflammation.
Wt is the best treatment.
Get a duplex scan.
Pliz do for help me I HV suffered for 10 years help send me how I can contact you
www.theveincarecentre.co.uk/contact/
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