Cellulitis

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Cellulitis
Infected left shin
ICD-10 L03
ICD-9 682.9
DiseasesDB 29806
MeSH D002481

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindvarjhulla, M.B.B.S.

Overview

Pathophysiology

Epidemiology & Demographics

Risk Factors

Causes

Differentiating Cellulitis from other diseases

Natural History, Complications & Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory tests | MRI | Ultrasound | Other diagnostic studies

Treatment

Medical therapy | Surgical options | Prevention

Additional resources

  • King, Christine, BVSc, MACVSc, and Mansmann, Richard, VDM, PhD. "Equine Lameness." Equine Research, Inc. 1997. Pages 548-549.
  • MFMER. 'Cellulitis'. 3 July 2002. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. 30 Oct. 2003 [2].
  • NLM. 'Group A streptococcal infections'. 2002. National Library of Medicine. 30 Oct. 2003 > .
  • Pankey, George A. "Approach to rashes and infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissues." Textbook of internal medicine. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1992.
  • Cellulitis Overview (with picture).

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