- ----1]Could it be an allergy to a bacteria, since I never developed a
fever when my hand got infected
and then spread
and then swelled up my face, and I never finished the whole dosage of antibiotics? ------2]What type of doctor should one seek, besides a dermatologist or an allergist? these doctors may refer me to a gastro doctor, then an endocri doctor, then an oncolo doctor, then someone else, and someone else - or can a regular family DO doctor find and cure the problem?