Reporter : Fu Yuanxi
Editor : Cheng Yiren
Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television
Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Image : A man in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, encountered heavy rain on the way to work a few days ago. He hurried to the water and got erysipelas. (Network screenshot)
The southern part of mainland China has recently suffered severe flooding. A man in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, encountered heavy rain on the way to work a few days ago. He hurried to the water and continued to wear shoes and socks soaked in water after arriving at the company. As a result, he contacted erysipelas. Erysipelas is an acute infectious skin disease that can be life-threatening in severe cases.
According to mainland China media reports, a few days ago, Mr. Wu, a citizen of Zhuhai, suddenly experienced heavy rain on his way to work. There was stagnant water on the road. He rushed to work and hurried to the water. After arriving at the company, because there are no spare shoes and socks, he can only wear shoes and socks soaked in rain to work.
The next day, Mr. Wu began to have a fever, and his left calf was swollen and painful, accompanied by blisters. The doctor diagnosed that he suffered from the common skin disease "erysipelas".
According to the doctor, erysipelas is an acute infectious skin disease caused by type B hemolytic streptococcal infection. The most common infection sites are the lower extremities and face, which show local erythema, surface fever and pain.
The doctor said that the disease mostly occurs in the feet. People with tinea pedis or diabetes have easy infection due to erosion between the toes and small wounds on the skin. In addition to the redness and pain of the local skin, local lymph nodes in patients with erysipelas can also be enlarged.
If erysipelas patients are not treated in time, blisters, bullae or blood blisters may occur on the surface of the red and swollen skin, often accompanied by fever, chills, headaches and other symptoms. In severe cases, sepsis or sepsis may develop, which is life-threatening.
The doctor said that the water in the road area is mixed with various kinds of dirt in the ground and underground pipe networks, and there are a large number of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc. If the skin of the feet is broken, the bacteria will enter the subcutaneous lymphatic vessel from a small skin wound and cause infections such as erysipelas and athlete's foot.
The doctor reminded that after going to the water, if the skin appears erythema, blisters, itching and other symptoms, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time, especially for patients with tinea pedis or other skin diseases themselves, do not use medication based on experience, so as not to delay the condition.
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