What should we pay attention to when having soft tissue infection? How to diagnose and check?

If skin and soft tissue infection occurs, changes in body functions will follow. When it comes to soft tissue infection, patients must seek medical attention as soon as possible and receive treatment with scientific and effective methods. Delaying time and delaying treatment will ultimately harm the patient's own body. At the same time, soft tissue infection also requires attention to daily living habits in order to effectively control the disease.

1. What causes soft tissue infection?

1 If the patient develops skin and soft tissue infection, it may be due to poor post-operative care. If the patient is not well cared for after the operation, it is easy to cause bacterial infection and other phenomena, which may easily lead to skin and soft tissue infection problems in the patient.

2 If the patient has skin and soft tissue infection, it may be caused by a disease in the patient's body. For example, if the patient has folliculitis, it may induce skin and soft tissue infection in himself, which will affect the patient's normal life.

3 At the same time, patients may have skin and soft tissue infection problems due to frequent scratching. Frequent scratching may cause wounds, which may easily lead to skin and soft tissue infection problems, thus affecting the patient's normal life.

2. Diagnostic examination for soft tissue infection

1. Diagnostic examination and medical history

Ask whether the affected area is red, swollen, hot, or painful, as well as its occurrence and development, whether there is fever and its degree, and whether there has been any local trauma before the onset of the disease. In addition, you should also pay attention to asking whether the patient has tinea manuum and tinea pedis; whether the patient has varicose veins in the lower limbs and the extent of the varicose veins; and whether the patient has a history of tuberculosis and diabetes.

Ask whether the affected area has redness, swelling, heat, pain, and how it occurs and develops

2. Physical examination

Check whether there is local redness, swelling, increased skin temperature, tenderness, nodules, lumps or red and painful strips that spread centripetally; check whether there is local fluctuation, necrosis, ulcers and functional disorders; pay attention to whether there is enlargement of regional lymph nodes. Are there similar lesions in other parts of the body? Whether there is active tinea manuum and tinea pedis.

3. What should you pay attention to in soft tissue infection?

1. Rest in bed if necessary. Pay attention to isolation to prevent cross infection.

2. Drink more water and eat fruits rich in vitamins. In case of high fever, follow routine fever care.

3. Those who cannot move on their own should be helped to change their body position frequently.

4. Always pay attention to whether the affected limb is properly immobilized and fixed, and whether the position is correct, and use a bracket to prop up the blanket to prevent the affected part from being pressed.

5. When applying hot compress, pay attention to aseptic operation. The compress must be boiled and sterilized, and should be placed on sterile gauze. Apply sterile vaseline ointment to the affected skin to avoid burns.