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Can Cellulitis Occur Extensively On Arms?
Posted on
Tue, 18 Aug 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Mon, 17 Aug 2015
Answered on
Mon, 7 Sep 2015
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Question : can you get celulitis on your arms massively and very little on your legs. What is cellulitis, and what causes it.
Brief Answer:
Cellulitis is a skin infection
Detailed Answer:
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You are concerned about about cellulitis. Cellulitis is infection in the tissues. The infection is usually caused by some time of break in the skin like a cut or even a pimple. This can happen anywhere on the body and not particular to one site or another. Once you have been diagnosed with cellulitis you would require treatment with an antibiotic to stop the infection. Warm compresses also help the healing process.
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Cellulitis is a skin infection
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You are concerned about about cellulitis. Cellulitis is infection in the tissues. The infection is usually caused by some time of break in the skin like a cut or even a pimple. This can happen anywhere on the body and not particular to one site or another. Once you have been diagnosed with cellulitis you would require treatment with an antibiotic to stop the infection. Warm compresses also help the healing process.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again with your health care concerns and questions
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