Avian cellulitis is a serious problem for the commercial broiler industry. Although various agents were isolated from cellulitis lesions, the ability of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in reproduction of cellulitis is not known. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of these bacteria for induction of avian cellulitis. The study involved two experimental groups, each co...

We read the article by Hamza et al with great interest [1]. Th e authors have investigated the risk factors and whether antibiotic prophylaxis helps prevent recurrence of cellulitis in cirrhosis . We agree with the authors that bacterial infections are frequent in cirrhotic patients because of their defective defense mechanisms and that these infections precipitate decompensation of cirrhosis. ...

In the cases discussed here, the first case is of a 73 yrs old male suffering from diabetes mellitus and second case is of 45 yrs HIV positive female. Both patients presented with pain and swelling of eyelids, conjunctival chemosis, proptosis and reduced visual acuity. They underwent nasal endoscopic drainage of the abscess and orbital decompression. First patient also underwent simultaneous re...

Background: Cellulitis is often a recurring infection resulting in hospitalizations. In patients with cirrhosis, gram-negative bacilli may be causative. Methods: Retrospective chart review of patients admitted to a dedicated Liver Unit in a tertiary referral center. Risk factors, characteristics and antibiotic treatment of patients with cirrhosis and edema complicated by cellulitis were compare...

Providing a permeability barrier, which prevents both the loss of water and electrolytes and the invasion of pathogens, the skin has a primary protective function. Intact skin is resistant to colonization and invasion of bacteria via a number of mechanisms. The outermost layer of the epidermis, the stratum corneum, constitutes the principal barrier against infection. The stratum corneum consist...

purpose: to evaluate the epidemiology of orbital and preseptal cellulitis in patients admitted to labbafinejed medical center from 1997 to 2007. methods: hospital records of patients were reviewed. personal and clinical characteristics of the patients together with results of treatment and complications of the disease were evaluated. results: during the study period, 93 patients including 54 ca...

A 19-year-old male presented to the emergency department with progressive right eye proptosis and was subsequently diagnosed bacterial orbital cellulitis acute on chronic allergic fungal sinusitis. He experienced brief symptomatic improvement after endoscopic sinus surgery, initiation of antibiotics, steroid treatment; however, he re-presented five days discharge significantly worsened symptoms...