Overview

Although erysipelas and cellulitis are not communicable diseases, the bacteria that cause them are. Contact between individuals usually does not result in either condition since the microbes need to pass through your skin to produce an infection. A streptococcal bacterial infection that affects the lymphatic system and upper dermis is called erysipelas. 

It appears as a well-defined, elevated region of skin with red, puffy, heated, and sensitive boundaries. Location: Usually, it affects the face and lower limb skin. It spreads across the nose bridge and the cheekbones in a butterfly-like pattern on the face. Additionally, the ear could be affected. Erysipelas can afflict anybody, however it most often affects the elderly and young.

Causes

Erysipelas or cellulitis can strike anyone.

•  If you regularly inject drugs and have a compromised immune system, you may be at a higher risk of contracting an infection. 

• Receive tattoos or piercings; become bitten by a dog or cat. 

• You are also more likely to have erysipelas if you have a skin disease that involves boils or sores, particularly if you break or scratch your skin. 

The following are a few typical skin disorders that can result in erysipelas infections.

• Dermatitis,

• Athlete's foot

• Psoriasis

• Shingles 

• Chickenpox 

• Scabies from acne getting burned.

• Bitten by insects 

• Having a splinter or other object embedded on your skin.

Symptoms

Although erysipelas can affect other regions of the body, foot and lower leg infections are the most prevalent ones. The face may also be affected. Erysipelas attack the epidermis' outermost layer of the skin.

• A painful, glossy, light-red swelling in a well-defined patch of skin is the typical symptom. If you see red streaks coming from that location, it could mean that the infection has begun to spread through the lymph vessels as well. 

• Blisters may develop in more extreme situations as well. Occasionally, surrounding lymph nodes enlarge, becoming more susceptible to pressure, an abscess, and skin necrosis may be seen in extreme situations. 

• Bloating Anguish Sensitivity Raised and sharp boundaries Acute onset symptoms in affected individuals also include fever, chills, general malaise, and headaches.

Ayurvedic View

Twak vikara- Due to three dosha aggravation but mainly due to prakupita pitta dosha and dushita rakta along with aama (indigestion -that leads to the formation of the toxin) causes vitiation of lasika (lymph), twak (skin) results in erysipelas. Ayurveda way of approach is to correct dosha and correct dhatva agni (metabolism at the cellular level), and jatara agni (gross metabolism) to improve immunity and to bring dosha back to prakruta awastha from nirama awastha (balanced state) by adopting ayurvedic panchakarma purification treatment, intake of pathya ahara (healthy food). Ayurveda will help reduce the symptoms and heal the scar mark.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Vamanam   Virechanam   Kashya vasti  Lepanam   Swedanam   Shirodhara   Shiroabhyangam   Shiro picchu

Naturopathy Treatments

Athapa snanam   Mud Therapy  Steam bath   Hip bath   Enema   Immersion bath