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Suggest Treatment For Infected Wound On Foot With Swelling Inliver
Question: My partner lives on a remote island in the philippines and he has a very nasty looking wound on his foot (can send pics) and he is having trouble and apparently swollen liver....any suggestions? We are moving him to a larger island which has a medical clinic what could this be.....an infected wound...he is 67 years old
Brief Answer:
Cellulitis
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for the query. It is great that he is being transferred to a medical facility. He has an extensive cellulitis, likely bacterial, of his leg, and likely will require debridement and intravenous antibiotics; he will need to have cultures of both the wound and also blood cultures, including fungal cultures, to determine a potential culprit microorganism.
Let me know if I can be of additional help and keep me posted on progress,
Hope this helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cellulitis
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for the query. It is great that he is being transferred to a medical facility. He has an extensive cellulitis, likely bacterial, of his leg, and likely will require debridement and intravenous antibiotics; he will need to have cultures of both the wound and also blood cultures, including fungal cultures, to determine a potential culprit microorganism.
Let me know if I can be of additional help and keep me posted on progress,
Hope this helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
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