Learn how to take a history of present illness for cellulitis in Spanish, including key questions about symptoms and systemic signs like fever. 

In future lessons, we’ll explore risk factors, the exam, and the treatment plan for cellulitis.

This clinical dialogue on Celluitis was recorded with my Spanish teacher, Henry Mejía, at the Cultural Spanish School in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala. ¡Chécalo! I recommend this school for a fantastic immersion experience!

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PA: Buenas tardes. ¿Usted es la señora Sánchez?

PT: Así es.

PA: Mucho gusto. Soy el asociado médico Henry Mejía.

PT: Mucho gusto, doctor.

PA: Tengo entendido que tiene un problema en la pierna derecha.

PT: Así es. Estoy muy mal de la pierna.

PA: ¿Cuándo empezó a notar este problema?

PT: Más o menos hace un par de días. Y lo he tenido antes. Siempre me afecta esta pierna.

PA: Ya veo. ¿Le duele?

PT: Un poco cuando la toco, y me duele más cuando pongo el peso en la pierna derecha. Me cuesta caminar apoyándola.

PA: ¿Siente la pierna caliente?

PT: Sí. Acabo de notar esto esta mañana.

PA: ¿Ha tenido fiebre?

PT: Anoche tuve escalofríos, pero no me tomé la temperatura.

PA: ¿Ha notado cansancio o malestares?

PT: No, estoy bien.

Vocabulario02:33

el asociado médico / la asociada médica
physician assistant

Mucho gusto.
Pleased to meet you.

estar mal de la pierna
to have a leg problem / a bad leg

OJO: ESTAR + MAL DE + LA PARTE DEL CUERPO is a useful phrase for expressing having a problem in a certain part of the body. Examples below. 

Estoy mal del estómago.
I have an upset stomach. / I am sick to my stomach. 

Estoy mal del corazón.
I have a bad heart. 

poner el peso en la pierna
to bear weight on the leg

OJO: You may also see “poner peso en la pierna.” However, my teacher from Mexico, Daniela Grave, was clear that you should say EL PESO when referring to bearing weight on an affected limb. 

Me duele cuando pongo el peso en la pierna.
It hurts when I bear weight on it. 

sentir la pierna caliente
to feel that your leg is warm

Siento la pierna caliente.
My leg feels warm.

la temperatura
temperature

No me tomé la temperatura.
I did not take my temperature.

la fiebre, la calentura
fever

Tengo fiebre. / Tengo calentura. 
I have a fever.

los escalofríos
chills

Tengo escalofríos.
I have chills.

el cansancio, la fatigue
fatigue

el malestar, la molestia
discomfort

Volvamos al Diálogo 07:35

Gracias a Henry Mejía de la Cultural Spanish School in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala y gracias a todos por estudiar español médico con nosotros. 

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