What is soft tissue infection and how to care and prevent it

Soft tissue infection is a suppuration phenomenon caused by bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue. Soft tissue infection is a relatively serious skin disease. The public does not have a deep understanding of this disease, and many people have never heard of this disease. However, once soft tissue infection occurs, it can cause great harm to the human body, so everyone should have a certain understanding of it to prevent themselves from soft tissue infection.

1. What is soft tissue infection?

Common purulent infections of the skin and soft tissues include folliculitis, furuncle, carbuncle, acute cellulitis, abscess, erysipelas, and acute lymphangitis. The following are the rare necrotizing infections of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia and soft tissue.

2. Soft tissue infection care

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.

3. Prevention of Soft Tissue Infections

1. Avoid smoking and drinking, and eat less sweets, greasy and spicy foods. Avoid smoking and drinking, and eat less sweets, greasy and spicy foods.

2. Drink more water, and often drink mung bean soup, honeysuckle tea, and chrysanthemum tea, which have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, clearing the heart and relieving summer heat.

3. Develop good hygiene habits, such as taking a bath frequently, washing hands frequently, cutting nails frequently, and changing clothes and bedding frequently.

4. Keeping the skin dry and clean and the sweat glands unobstructed are effective measures to prevent suppurative infections in the body.

5. Try to prevent bites from mosquitoes and insects, and avoid cuts and punctures from glass and nails, as well as burns from water or fire, to prevent infection.

6. People with itchy skin diseases must actively seek treatment, avoid scratching, and do not squeeze pus at will to prevent the spread of inflammation.