Salmon Michelle
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Lymphoedema, Glasgow Specialist Lymphoedema Service.
Br J Community Nurs. 2015 Oct;20(10):474-80. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.10.474.
Red legs (RL) is a chronic inflammatory condition often misdiagnosed as cellulitis. Antibiotic therapy is not required and does not resolve the symptoms. The main causes of RL are chronic dermatological and venous disease, including chronic oedema. Raising awareness of this condition among health professionals could prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary costly and potentially harmful antibiotic therapy. The aim of this paper is to highlight the differential diagnoses and management of red legs, and the author also includes an example through a case history.
红腿病（RL）是一种慢性炎症性疾病，常被误诊为蜂窝织炎。不需要使用抗生素治疗，且抗生素治疗无法缓解症状。红腿病的主要病因是慢性皮肤病和静脉疾病，包括慢性水肿。提高医护人员对这种疾病的认识有助于防止误诊以及不必要的、昂贵且可能有害的抗生素治疗。本文旨在强调红腿病的鉴别诊断和管理方法，作者还通过一个病例史给出了一个示例。
