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About Glen Aukerman, M.D.
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As a Senior Editorial Board Member of Natural Standard.com, Founding Medical Director for an academic integrative holistic medical center, I am comfortable with all content.

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40 years, plus Founder and Medical Director for The Ohio State University Center for Integrative Medicine.

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Best Doctor in America 2004-present

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See patients from all states in the US plus several countries in the world, most recent patient came from Singapore, others from European Union countries and Russian provinces, Somalia, Eritria

 
   

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Alternative Medicine - Chronic cellulitis with lymphedema


Expert: Glen Aukerman, M.D. - 4/30/2009

Question
I am 53 and have hereditary lymphedema with light swelling of the lower right leg.  For 30 years I have had recurring cellulitis in the leg.  Often the cellulitis attacks happened quickly with high fever and hospitalization.  Now they are more frequent and less severe.  Currently the cellulitis recurs a week or two after I stop taking antibiotics. I take cephalexin 500 mg every 6 hours when I'm on it.  I have used this medication for over 10 years.  I would like to know what antibiotic you would recommend as an alternative, and any other suggestions you have to eliminate this problem.  I would also like to know if the candida I have is a cause of the cellulitis.  Thank you very much for your time in answering this question.

Answer
Do not have enough information to recommend a specific antibiotic, but alternative could be a floxin.

If you have a candida problem, you are celiac and need the gene test HLA DQ 2.8 and antigliadin IgG and Ig A plus avoid gluten

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