My dad who is about 52 years of age has an infection on his inner left calf. It started with a hole that formed somehow. he has a metal plate in his left ankle due to breaking it some time ago. but his lymph nodes were never repaired from the plate surgery therefore giving his leg poor lymphatic circulation & drainage. the infection on the skin of his inner calf is very red, a little purple and agitated. The skin is flaking and peeling, and the infected area is very itchy. He says there are good and bad days when the pain will be more or less. He was put on antibiotics for about a week, but it didn’t make anything better. The doctor is confused on what it could be, but they did say it might be a form of cellulitis? we just don’t know what to do to make it any better.