What symptom does erysipelas infection have?

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Erysipelas (erysipelas) is an infection that accumulates in the superficial lymphatic vessels of the dermis. The causes of this disease are often surgical wounds and cracks under the earlobe, hilar and penis. Because the skin is inflamed, the patient will be infected by ulcers or chaps. What are the symptoms of erysipelas infection?

What symptom does erysipelas infection have?

Erysipelas is a kind of lymphatic infection involving the superficial dermis. The main symptoms are fever and shivering. In addition, erythema can appear, with gradual enlargement of erythema, induration and edema in the body. At the same time, there will be tenderness and burning sensation, accompanied by swelling of adjacent lymph nodes, blisters and pustules.

Secondly, erysipelas generally appear in the face and legs of the human body. Generally speaking, the recurrence of erysipelas will cause persistent local lymphedema, and finally patients may have permanent hypertrophic fibrosis, which is also known as chronic streptococcal lymphedema. If the patients with breast cancer after axillary lymph node dissection, because of the phenomenon of lymph stasis, it is easy to cause erysipelas repeatedly, and bring some adverse conditions to the life and work of patients.

The incubation period of erysipelas is about five days. At the beginning, the patient will have chills, nausea, discomfort and fever. Wait until a day or a few disappear, the patient will appear erythema, and will become larger and larger, the boundary is also very clear. And the affected area will appear tension and high temperature, there will be induration and non depressed edema, affected parts will appear tenderness and burning pain. Patients may also have proximal lymph node enlargement, there may be a thick or small area of hemorrhagic necrosis.

matters needing attention

Usually pay attention to avoid skin damage, can prevent erysipelas, if you have tinea pedis and other fungal infections, you need to actively use antifungal drugs, in addition, usually more outdoor sports, strengthen the body, eat more vitamin C high food, such as a variety of vegetables and fruits, also help to prevent.