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What Causes Cellulitis In My Left Leg In Case Of MRSA With Sepsis?
Question: I had a difficult case of MRSA with Sepsis. I was hospitalized for about 2 1/2 weeks followed by daily, one hour infusions, for an additional 6 weeks. A month later I developed cellulitis in my left leg. It was resolved with antibiotics (not the extremely potent cubison that finally resolved the MRSA. Now, a year later, tor 3 1/2 weeks I've been extremely discomforted with pain, tingling, and numbness in the left leg....I just had an ultra sound which showed venous insufficiency....I will be seeing a cardiovascular doctor who specializes in vein health. My question is can this problem be related to my bout with MRSA?
Brief Answer:
It could be related.
Detailed Answer:
Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Venous insufficiency is caused by vein valves damage or absence.
It could be related to sepsis with the same mechanism as your heart valve problem, antibody-antigen complexes formed into blood stream may precipitate at different blood structures including valves.
Cellullitis from MRSA can cause venous insufficiency as the opposite is true too, cellulitis is more probably to occur in a leg affected by venous insufficiency.
Venous insufficiency causes swelling of ankle and leg, pain and discomfort.
Tingling and numbness are more related to neurologic conditions such neuropathy, herniated disc disease and compression nerve syndromes, so in my opinion you need a neurologic evaluation too.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
It could be related.
Detailed Answer:
Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Venous insufficiency is caused by vein valves damage or absence.
It could be related to sepsis with the same mechanism as your heart valve problem, antibody-antigen complexes formed into blood stream may precipitate at different blood structures including valves.
Cellullitis from MRSA can cause venous insufficiency as the opposite is true too, cellulitis is more probably to occur in a leg affected by venous insufficiency.
Venous insufficiency causes swelling of ankle and leg, pain and discomfort.
Tingling and numbness are more related to neurologic conditions such neuropathy, herniated disc disease and compression nerve syndromes, so in my opinion you need a neurologic evaluation too.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
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