Skin Infections

HOW TO PREVENT CELLULITIS

• Keep your skin clean and avoid scratching. Broken skin allows bacteria to enter the body.

• Control diabetes. Diabetics are at higher risk of infections.

• Wear proper footwear. Ill-fitting footwear increases the risk of abrasions and ulcer formation.

SEE YOUR GP IF YOU HAVE:

• Painful red warm swollen skin

• Diabetes

GO TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING:

• High fever and chills

• Severe pain

• Painful Blisters

• Rapid progression of the swelling

• Painful swelling of joints affecting movement