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Why Is There Increase In Redness Around The Ankle When Diagnosed With Cellulitis In My Right Leg And Lymphedema?

Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024

Question: I had cellulitis in my right leg and was given an antibiotic .I also have lymphedema.This was about a month and a half ago. It is no longer warm and not painful, but the redness has increased, moving from above my ankle further up my leg. Does this mean the. Cellulitis is back?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I don’t think it is cellulitis

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have gone through your complaints and don’t think it is cellulitis.
Cellulitis will usually present with pain, tenderness, warmth, swelling, and redness.
Just keep the redness under observation. You can also upload/attach pictures of the affected area so that I can review them.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Why is the red area increasing? What else could it be?

My right leg is also considerably larger than my left.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
These symptoms could be due to lymphodema

Detailed Answer:
Increase in red area could be related to lymphodema.
It might be due to inflammation of lymph vessels.
Enlarged right leg could also be due to lymphodema.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj