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Showing posts with label cellulitis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cellulitis. Show all posts

March 05, 2013

The Facial Triangle of Danger (Even Death)

Image by SpooSpa from Wikipedia If you draw a line between the eyebrow to the corners of the lip, a triangle is created which delimits a region esoterically known as the "danger triangle". Why is this region considered dangerous? It's because infections within this region can lead to infections of the brain (rarely). Why? The blood supply within this triangular area communicates with the cavernous sinus found at the bottom of the brain. This anatomic structure is a major …
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May 19, 2009

New Convenient MRSA Antiseptic Gel Product

It was brought to my attention recently about a product used to help treat and prevent active MRSA skin infections called StaphASeptic. The product contains two ingredients: benzethonium chloride (kills MRSA) as well as lidocaine (numbs the skin). The lidocaine is helpful in that some MRSA skin infections are quite painful. This product can be found and purchased at Amazon.com in varying quantities from 2 oz tube , 4 oz tube , or packets .
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