This article aims to help practitioners develop an understanding of cellulitis of the lower limb. It focuses on the identification of cellulitis, differentiating it from other common conditions, and discusses treatment and management strategies. The article includes information for prevention and early recognition of the condition in an attempt to reduce frequent recurrences.

BACKGROUND Community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) is the most common organism isolated from purulent skin infections. Antibiotics are usually not beneficial for skin abscess, and national guidelines do not recommend CA-MRSA coverage for cellulitis, except purulent cellulitis, which is uncommon. Despite this, antibiotics targeting CA-MRSA are prescribed commonly and incre...

BACKGROUND Cellulitis is common and recurs in some patients. The study described herein derived a predictive model for the recurrence of lower extremity cellulitis in a population-based cohort. METHODS We conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort study using the Rochester Epidemiology Project. We reviewed the medical records of Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents with lower extremit...

Background: Cellulitis is a skin infection involving the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by localized pain, swelling, tenderness, erythema, warmth. The most common causes of cellulitis are group A streptococci Staphylococcus aureus. Streptococcus agalactiae or so-called B can also cause cellulitis. This case report aims to evaluate colonization Citrobacter koseri in cruris de...

Technologies and devices for cosmetic procedures are developing with each passing day. However, increased and unauthorized use of such emerging technologies may also lead to increases in unexpected results and complications as well. Here, we report a case of facial cellulitis after a "beauty parlor" session of skin cleaning with jet stream peeling device in 19-year old female patient for the fi...

Cutaneous metastases of prostate cancer are a rare entity and mimic many other common cutaneous conditions such as cellulitis, zosteriform lesions, others, making it easy to misdiagnose. Recognition this condition is vital prevent delays in treatment, lesions usually appear late stages the disease associated with high fatality rate. Here we describe case 64-year-old man history diffuse metastat...

Odontogenic infections are common and very often spread to potential spaces of head neck. The such infection adjacent maxillary sinuses or distant sites as the orbits a rare occurrence may develop periorbital orbital cellulitis. Unfortunately once cellulitis subsequently abscess develops it can give rise serious complications complete blindness even more life-threatening situations cavernous si...

INTRODUCTION Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is an uncommon but rapidly progressive infection that results in gross morbidity and mortality if not treated in its early stages. The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) score is used to distinguish NF from other soft tissue infections such as cellulitis or abscess. This study analyzed the ability of the LRINEC score to accuratel...

Key Points: • Conventional treatment of cellulitis includes administration of IV antimicrobials, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and cold hosing and bandaging the limb. • Survival rates of 55-89% have been reported, but even horses that do recover can experience continued lameness or recurrence of infection. • Adjunctive therapies aimed at achieving higher antibiotic concentrations at the...

Sir, Lipodermatosclerosis (LDS), also reported as liposclerosis, hypodermatitis sclerodermaformis, sclerosing panniculitis, pseudoscleroderma, indurated cellulitis, stasis panniculitis and chronic cellulitis, is characterized by a scleroderma-like induration of the skin and a typical ‘inverted champagne bottle’ sign. Although considerable progress has been made in understanding the pathophysiol...