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Suggest Treatment For Redness And Swelling On The Ankles

I have had an area of redness and swelling on my left ankle with no trauma to the area that is very tender to touch and very painful of concern to me is I had an area similar to this on my right wrist with a dark colored area about 1/2 cm that was like a blister I was prescribed a round of clindamycin and finshed it yesterday and Saturday my foot started swelling and became painful are the areas related
Wed, 9 Jan 2019
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Hello,

If there is no trauma then it can be inflammation. It may not be related source of infection, so it is to be detected.

The antibiotic prescribed thinking it be an infection. the infection may be resistant to clindamycin. It is not related to the other location.

There is no reason of migration of different part that to area specific. If the area is detected then culture and sensitivity can be done if done and most effective antibiotic can be started.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ashok Kumar Dash, Ophthalmologist
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Suggest Treatment For Redness And Swelling On The Ankles

Hello, If there is no trauma then it can be inflammation. It may not be related source of infection, so it is to be detected. The antibiotic prescribed thinking it be an infection. the infection may be resistant to clindamycin. It is not related to the other location. There is no reason of migration of different part that to area specific. If the area is detected then culture and sensitivity can be done if done and most effective antibiotic can be started. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ashok Kumar Dash, Ophthalmologist