Quote from: 18hammers on Oct 20, 2023, 05:02 PMQuote from: RE on Oct 20, 2023, 01:58 AMMy fluid buildup in my legs was caused by Cellulitis. Is that the name of what is causing yours? If so, it's very dangerous and can spread rapidly if not treated with antibiotics. Just draining the fluid isn't sufficient to cure it. Ultrasound testing won't reveal it, they need to biopsy the skin to find out what type of bacteria is responsible for the infection. Before the results come back on that though (takes a couple of days to culture the samples) it should be treated immediately with a broad-spectrum antibiotic to prevent or at least slow further infection. You need IV antibiotics for this, not pills. Hospitalization is necessary.
This disease is life threatening if not treated quickly. Hopefully it is not what you have, but if it is, you need to be in the hospital and admitted yesterday.
RE
No, the Doctor called it a Hematoma, not cellulitis. The largest they have seen. It feels much better having been drained. The side is all tapped up to keep compression on it.
Hematomas can produce similar symptoms to cellulitis. Yours likely was a result of trauma, particulaly if you take some type of anti-coagulant to reduce the chance of blood clots which can cause strokes. Yuo can read a bit about it from this study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7948628/
In conclusion, elderly patients with reduced resilience and weakened connective tissues who are taking antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications may present with haematoma formation mimicking cellulitis. Thus, haematoma should be considered one of the differential diagnoses for cellulitis in such cases, especially for those with a prior history of trauma.
RE