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What Are The Symptoms Of Staphylococcus

Redness and swelling to my inner righ thigh, symptons started with felling chilled with aches and pains and then progressed to feeling very hot. I feel it may be a kind of infection like stephococous, excuse my spelling! I am 55, male and in good health.
Mon, 4 May 2015
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Hello.

You described excellent the simptoms of staphylococcal infection of skin that is called erysipelas or cellulitis. It is tipical skin infection and it is necesarry to start using antibiotics as soon as possiable to prevent complications.

Visit your doctor and get well.
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What Are The Symptoms Of Staphylococcus

Hello. You described excellent the simptoms of staphylococcal infection of skin that is called erysipelas or cellulitis. It is tipical skin infection and it is necesarry to start using antibiotics as soon as possiable to prevent complications. Visit your doctor and get well.