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Should I Be Concerned Of Peeling Skin Post MSSA Infection?

My husband was hospitalized for five days to recieve IV antibiotics do to MSSA infection in his leg. We are home now and he is on his fourth day of oral antibiotics. Tonight his skin started peeling off in big sheets around the original abscess spot. Is this something to be concerned about?
Wed, 18 Mar 2015
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if skin peeling is only limited to your original lesion you dont need to worry as it happen after resolution of swelling at abscess site . after complete removal of dead skin layer regeneration of new layer will be take place .
But if peeling is generalized to hole body and associated with some other feature you should contact to clinician because it may be due to some infection .

hope you are satisfied with my answer . feel free to communicate if any query .
regards,
Dr.Manish Purohit
Infectious disease specialist
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Should I Be Concerned Of Peeling Skin Post MSSA Infection?

Thanks for posting you query to health care magic. if skin peeling is only limited to your original lesion you dont need to worry as it happen after resolution of swelling at abscess site . after complete removal of dead skin layer regeneration of new layer will be take place . But if peeling is generalized to hole body and associated with some other feature you should contact to clinician because it may be due to some infection . hope you are satisfied with my answer . feel free to communicate if any query . regards, Dr.Manish Purohit Infectious disease specialist