Diagnosis of erysipelas, exams and tests of erysipelas

Condition analysis:
Erysipelas is diagnosed mainly by the appearance of the rash. Blood tests and skin biopsies generally do not help with the diagnosis.

In the past, saline solution was sometimes injected into the edge of the rash, drawn (aspired) back out, and cultured for bacteria.

This method is not used anymore as most tests are either inconclusive or result in a false negative analysis.

If the symptoms are severe enough, blood may be drawn and cultured for bacteria to rule out sepsis (a potentially life-threatening event wherein the body’s response to infection causes damage to its own tissues and organs).

Instructions:
Lachesis. [Lach]
Erysipelas commencing on the left side and spreading to the right, at first bright red, then dark bluish or purplish. The cellular tissues are especially involved and infiltrated. The patient is drowsy, has a delirium which is perhaps loquacious and the parts affected threaten gangrene. Stramonium. Useful in the brain complications with violent delirium. Arsenicum. Useful in sudden attacks, rapid course and profound constitutional symptoms, oedema, restlessness vomiting, diarrhea. Migrating erysipelas. Sulphur. Protracted migrating erysipelas. "Boiled lobster appearance." It is very useful remedy to interpolate in many cases. Veratrum viride. A fine remedy in the first stage of phlegmonous erysipelas for the intense inflammation.