Cellulitis is a type of bacterial infection that can quickly become serious. It affects your skin, causing inflammation, redness, and pain. It’s most common on the lower legs. Cellulitis is a type of ...

A 48-year-old woman presents with cellulitis of the lower leg and a chronic skin condition. Her illness started with inguinal pain, followed by rigor, fever, and an erythematous, inflamed, edematous ...

Cellulitis may have different symptoms depending on the type of bacteria involved and where on your body it affects. These factors may influence which antibiotics a doctor prescribes to treat ...

A 15-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a swollen left upper eyelid. The patient admitted to picking at a pimple the week prior, and the lid became increasingly swollen over ...

Your skin usually deflects any bacteria it encounters, protecting you from all sorts of infections. However, when you get a bug bite or a rash, some of that bacteria can sneak in, potentially causing ...

Cellulitis of the leg is a common bacterial infection of the skin and underlying tissue. We compared prophylactic low-dose penicillin with placebo for the prevention of recurrent cellulitis. We ...

A 60-year-old woman with diabetes and venous insufficiency presents with 5 days of pain in her left leg. In the past 3 years, she has had 4 episodes of cellulitis, most recently 5 months ago. On ...

Purpose To report 2 cases of severe necrotising orbital cellulitis which illustrate the need for aggressive surgical management to prevent blindness. Methods The case records of 2 patients with ...

A validation study was conducted among ambulatory primary care patients at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). OHSU is a large academic healthcare system that includes two hospitals and ...