From one to eight weeks, erysipelas is treated . Treatment - antibiotics in particular - must be chosen correctly. It is this fact that determines the success of therapy. Treatment of erysipelas involves the appointment of anti-inflammatory drugs, drugs that strengthen the walls of blood vessels, anti-allergic drugs, vitamin complexes.
The patient needs to take a plentiful drink. In addition, the treatment of erysipelatous inflammation necessarily includes drugs that can reduce the toxic effects of the infectious agent.
In the case of the formation of a large number of vesicles, local therapy is prescribed. They are cut, removal of contents. After this, sterile dressings with antibiotic agents are applied. Treatment of erysipelatous inflammation necessarily includes physiotherapeutic procedures. As a rule, electrophoresis, ozokerite and others are prescribed.
Penicillin is prescribed every three hours for five to six days around the clock. Treatment for erysipelas allows the use of durant drugs. These include Bicillin, Econovocillin, and Oxytetracycline Trihydrate.
Applied and ultraviolet radiation using erythema doses. Even after the elimination of the disease, an effect should be made, however, suberythemic dosages of radiation are used.
With severe swelling, cold lotions are used from Burov's liquid, diluted in a proportion of 1:20, a three percent solution of boric acid, ethacridine lactate. In addition, lubrication with ichthyol-camphor ointment (50 percent) is used.
Chronic recurrent erysipelas involves the identification and suppression of focal infection.
High dosages of antibiotic drugs are used to treat elephantiasis. With elephantiasis, x-ray therapy is used (except for the face area), in some cases corticosteroid drugs.
The first measure for developing inflammation in the leg should be to lower the patient’s body temperature. For this, antipyretic drugs are used . Further therapy is selected only by the attending physician. In addition, the use of antiseptic drugs is allowed.
How to treat erysipelas with folk remedies?
A very effective way to get rid of the disease is fasting. It is believed that within three days in the complete absence of food, the disease completely disappears.
With the development of the disease, dressings with chalk are also used. To do this, it is necessary to sprinkle the affected area with chalk in the morning, put on top a red wool cloth, then bandage it. The procedure is repeated the next day. In this case, chalk must be taken a new one.
With inflammation, both fees and decoctions with medicinal herbs are used.
You should take a tablespoon of chalk and the same amount of sage leaves. The components are mixed and poured onto a flap of cotton. The mixture is applied to the affected area and bandaged. The procedure must be performed four times a day.
Datura seeds (two tablespoons) are poured 250 milliliters of boiling water. The mixture is infused for thirty minutes, filtered. After this, it is necessary to dilute the infusion in a ratio of 1: 1. This medicine is used in the form of lotions.
Rye flour is also used to treat inflammation. Sifted, it is finely sprinkled on the lesion. Apply blue wrapping paper over the flour. Then bandage. The procedure must be performed before sunrise in the morning.
Patients diagnosed with this disease should be observed by a dermatologist. In addition, for preventive purposes, the skin is treated with salicylic or camphor alcohol.