CELLULITIS Pathophysiology, Types, Treatment, Symptoms, & Nursing Interventions

Cellulitis pathophysiology, types, symptoms, treatment, & nursing interventions reviewed in this video. Cellulitis is a common infection that affects the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layers. This condition is often caused by group A Streptococcus or Staphylococcus aureus.
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[@TheVickie9]

I have a history of cellulitis. I witness it developing within 30 minutes from a simple nick or paper cut on my arms and skin tare on my legs. Also spent many times in emergency room visit and or days.
I now have a routine to prevent cellulitis from happening to my wounds. I wash my small to large skin tares and or paper cuts thoroughly in soap and water and cover it with 3M sterile strip and if necessary wrap a sterile guaze on it until it heals. And never walk barefoot because it is easy to get cellulitis on your feet.

[@davidjennings4575]

Ty

[@DebraVasquez-ec1qc]

I have a blister on my toe what do I do

[@sallysettles2255]

I'm at a lose with it too they say I've had too much not so😢

[@incomitatus]

I went to the emergency room last month in NYC (Jan 2024) with what the ER doctors there diagnosed as, Bilateral Cellulitus w/nodular rash (lower legs). To me, what they called a rash, seems more like putrid, foul-smelling, leaking pustular eruptions. They pumped me up (IV) with Piperacillin -tazobactam (ZOSYN) & Vancomycin (VANCOCIN) which had zero effect. When I was discharged 12 hours later they prescribed a 2-week supply of Amoxicillin-clavulanate & Doxycycline (VIBRAMYCIN) same result, nothing, nada. Let me amend that last part, the 2-week supply of antibiotics, did take the foul stink away from the leaking rash, but that's all. Now I understand that the textbook reference for Cellulitus calls for antibiotics, but what do you do if they don't work? Meanwhile whatever I have is slowly devouring both my lower limbs. Somebody; anybody? btw, it's extremely painful & affects my mobility.

[@MathematicalCowboy]

Whoa! Did you get help? Why were you discharged from the hospital? You need to go back there and find out what's going on? Ever since Covid it's as if everyone in the medical professional has become unbelievably stupid and lazy. I don't know what's going on. I've had orbital cellulitis before. I'm very prone to it. If I wash my scalp, eyes and face with Head & Shoulders shampoo (which contains pyrithione zinc) and if I catch it early, it goes away quickly or else I need antibiotic drugs and maybe an ointment as well. Sorry you're dealing with this. It's scary, I know from personal experience. Never had this problem in my legs however. But around my eyes, yes. Had orbital cellulitis several times. Sometimes I wonder if it's from scratching my scalp and then tiny bits of dandruff fall into my eyes. That could be it? Not sure how this will help with your leg problem. Are you scratching your legs a lot. That might be a contributing factor. Maybe?

[@k24rugby15]

u have to go for surgical debridement of your wounds and need to do pus culture to find out the correct organism and sensitivity test of the organism to find out what antibiotics it is sensitive too or resistance too

[@Gabrielclair613]

Did you ever heal yourself?

[@DebraVasquez-ec1qc]

I don't wanna die please tell me what to do

[@souljkanyembo2190]

Daily wound cleaning and make sure you take antibiotics

[@sallysettles2255]

I need more antibiotics ND they say no I had a uti and was.on antibiotics it's almost gone I'm so scared it will come back I had been in hospital 2 weeks getting pacemaker and ended up with it I'm so scared it will vote back it's really going away but I'm due to one off antibiotics 2 days😢

[@nerissabantugan2122]

Is cellulitis dangerous

[@souljkanyembo2190]

Very dangerous especially necrotizing cellulitis

[@k24rugby15]

yes, can cause sepsis and sock

[@jalleman61]

It can go beyound sepsis an go straight to necrosis which is extremely hard to get rid of.Ive been on Iv antibiotics for 6 wks and still looking for the lite at the end of th tunnel​@@k24rugby15