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Revision as of 13:35, 26 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Cellulitis is mainly a clinical diagnosis based upon a patient's history, symptoms, and physical examination. Physical exam indications such as warmthness of the affected area, erythema, and swelling of nearby nodes can clinch the diagnosis.
The health care provider will perform a physical exam [1]. This may reveal:
Skin
- Redness, warmth, and swelling of the skin may be present
- Possible drainage, if there is an infection
- Swollen glands (lymph nodes) near the affected area
- Your health care provider may mark the edges of the redness with a pen, to see if the redness goes past the marked border over the next several days.