I got a bad rash on my left lower leg and ankle in Paris 7 weeks ago, but didn't know what it was at the time and did nothing for a week. On my return to London I was then diagnosed as having Cellutitis and given Flucloxacillin 500 mg (1 x 4 hours)

I immediately traveled to Brazil where I live. The Flucloxacillin almost worked by the new doctor (Brazilian) took me off these antibiotics and gave me prescription anti-inflammatory drugs instead (Spidufen 770 mg). After a week the infection on my leg not only got worse, but swapped over to my other leg.

Then this doc gave me more antibiotics (Proflox ciprofloxacino 500 mg). After a week these didn't work too well. The pain had gone but there was still a lot of swelling below the knee and foot. I did stay a lot of the time with my legs raised up a bit but it would hurt to walk when all the blood came flooding back.

I went to see another doctor (an infectologist). He put me on Clavulin amoxicilina 1000 mg. A week later still the same, but now the infection/swelling went back to the left leg again. By now one leg and foot was still swollen and at times would appear a bit red in places. This doc sent me to a vascular doctor.

The vascular doctor put me on a course of 1 injection every five days (3 jabs in total - Benzetacil). Today is the end of this course and it has made no difference at all (other than to swap legs again).

Today I have been back to see both the last two doctors and neither know what it is. I'm now booked in to have almost every possible test there is, which I am not happy with.

I live in a small city and I believe there is a level of experience missing which I would not find say in London. i was hoping that by contacting you I would encounter a much higher degree of experience. I hope so.

A few points:

- Since the first set of antibiotics nearly killed the infection I haven't had much pain in the affected area, it just hurt when the blood rushes there and is a bit sensitive.
- I've had not other side effects like vomiting or fever or loss of appetite etc
- It's interesting how when one of the legs is almost totally healed the infection gets passed over to the other leg. It's changed over 4 times now.
-Sometimes the red marks show up on the upper parts below the knee, with very sharp lines - as if I'd been sunburned exactly in one place uncovered by shorts or some material.
- There have been patches of dark skin, but nothing too serious and it usually doesn't hang around for a day or so.

Many thanks,

Patrick