Recurrences

An inadequate immune system would explain the recurrences, as would also resistance to the antibiotic from taking the same one for so long. Maybe her nutrition needs improving? (You did say she’s losing weight.) Even if she eats healthily, her body ...

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... may need to be tried. Cold packs and pain relieving medication may be used to reduce pain and discomfort. In rare cases there may be several recurrences of cellulitis. This is particularly true of patients who have an underlying medical condition such as diabetes, postphlebitic syndrome or ...

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... intervening periods of complete remission (median: 2.5 months), but some attacks lasted for months. To date the typical patient has had three recurrences, but 16 patients have had none. A median of 4 weeks (range: 1-24) before the onset of arthritis, 13 patients (25%) noted an erythematous ...

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