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Cellulitis is most commonly seen in the middle-aged and older adult population with a higher incidence among males. Higher rates of disease have been observed in warmer months with an incidence of about 200 cases per 100,000 patient-years. [1] [2] [3]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidenceof cellulitis is approximately 200 case per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Age

  • Cellulitis commonly affects middle-aged and older adults.[4]

Race

  • There is no racial predilection to cellulitis.

Gender

  • Cellulitis affects men and women equally.



References

  1. Haydock SF, Bornshin S, Wall EC, Connick RM (2007). "Admissions to a U.K. teaching hospital with nonnecrotizing lower limb cellulitis show a marked seasonal variation". Br J Dermatol. 157 (5): 1047–8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08124.x. PMID 17711519.
  2. Peterson RA, Polgreen LA, Cavanaugh JE, Polgreen PM (2017). "Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis". Open Forum Infect Dis. 4 (1): ofx008. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofx008. PMC 5414024. PMID 28480281.
  3. Fritz SA, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL (2020). "National Trends in Incidence of Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients Presenting to Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings, 2000-2015". Clin Infect Dis. 70 (12): 2715–2718. doi:10.1093/cid/ciz977. PMID 31605485.
  4. "StatPearls". 2020. PMID 31747177.


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