Patients with extensive skin involvement, immunosuppression, underlying lymphedema, cirrhosis, cardiac or renal failure, or signs of systemic toxicity have complicated cellulitis. 7 Lymphangitis is an ...

One third of patients admitted to the hospital for cellulitis are misdiagnosed with this condition, contributing not only to a significant amount of patient harm, but also to unnecessary healthcare ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers were unable to identify the most effective antibiotic treatment for cellulitis, as no one antibiotic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Skin and soft tissue infections are characterized by invasion of a bacterial pathogen. The type of skin ...

The ICD-9 codes identified 102 children during the study period. Of the 102 children, 42 had only preseptal cellulitis and 19 were excluded because of malignancy (6), dacryocystitis (3), ...

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bacteria, ...

Dear Doctors: My husband and I help my aunt with doctor visits. She has a persistent wound on her foot and was diagnosed with cellulitis. She has confused it with cellulite and isn’t taking it ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR ROACH: I am having a serious, lengthy battle with cellulitis on my ...

Madrid, Spain: Cellulitis treated with a six-day course of intravenous antibiotic flucloxacillin resulted in greater rates of relapse at 90 days post treatment despite having similar short-term ...

Primary lymphedema is increasingly recognized in children, and prevention of tissue damage is the main goal of care. 1 Infections such as cellulitis occur among patients with lymphedema. 2 Data on the ...

While warmer weather brings more opportunity to spend time outdoors, it also comes with drawbacks like pesky bugs. And when those bugs — particularly mosquitoes — bite, the result can be, at best, an ...