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5 Anti-inflammatory Agents for Cellulitis Î Systemic corticosteroids (eg, prednisone 40 mg daily for 7 days) could be considered in nondiabetic adult patients with cellulitis (WR-M). Recurrent Cellulitis Î Identify and treat predisposing conditions such as edema, obesity, eczema, venous insufficiency, and toe web abnormalities (SR-M). These practices should be performed as part of routine patient care and certainly during the acute stage of cellulitis (SR-M). Î Administration of prophylactic antibiotics, such as oral penicillin or erythromycin bid for 4-52 weeks, or intramuscular benzathine penicillin every 2-4 weeks should be considered in patients who have 3-4 episodes of cellulitis per year despite attempts to treat or control predisposing factors (WR-M). This program should be continued so long as the predisposing factors persist (SR-M).

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