Erysipela

Maria-Helena

Hello! I'm new here. I cannot find information about repetitive erysipela due to lymphedema. I'm rather astonished.

How can I find information about that? Or how can I share information with women with the same problem?

kira66715

Maria-Helena, Erysipela due to lymphedema is essentially cellulitis--erysipela is considered a strep infection while cellulitis is the broader term that covers all skin infections. There are loads of threads here about cellulitis, and here is a link to more information on it:

http://www.stepup-speakout.org/Emergencies_and_Medical_Care_lymphedema.htm

Here is a basic description of erysipelas, it's a type of cellulitis. So for the sake of lymphedema, consider cellulitis=erysipelas

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001643/

With lymphedema we're at higher risk of cellulitis as lymph fluid is easily infected.

Here's a link to lymphedemablog on infections in lymphedema, and includes pictures of cellulitis and erysipelas

http://www.lymphedemablog.com/2010/10/29/infections-associated-with-lymphedema/

Please let us know if you need more information.

Kira