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...

background: pegylated interferon and ribavirin are currently one of the accepted treatment for chronic hepatitis c. dermatologic complications of interferon have been reported, but to date a few cases of bacterial cellulitis; a rare and severe complication, have been published. cellulitis is a common infectious process affecting the skin and subcutaneous tissues which results in significant mor...

DISSEMINATED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS WITH ULCERONECROTIC CUTANEOUS DISEASE PRESENTING AS CELLULITIS Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of infectious tuberculosis caused by invasion of the skin by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculous cellulitis is a rare type of cutaneous tuberculosis with cellulitis-like symptoms. Only eight cases of tuberculous cellulitis have been r...

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) are responsible for wide ranges of extra-intestinal diseases in poultry including colibacillosis, cellulitis, coligranuloma and yolk sac infection. Numbers of virulence are considered important in the pathogenicity of these diseases. The aims of the present study were phylogenetic typing and virulence genes detection in Escherichia coli </em...

Introduction: Cervicofacial cellulitis can be rapidly complicated with a difficult airway when prompt management is not instituted. It may have some serious consequences for developing baby when a pregnant woman is involved. This study presented the experiences gained from the management of cervicofacial cellulitis in pregnant women.   Materials and Methods: The present ...

Over the past several years increasing of cellulites in some regions of the country has been reported. During August and September of 2005, 4.48% of total slaughtered broilers were condemned due to cellulitis in Masjid Soleiman slaughterhouse. Four out of 98 slaughtered flocks were infected to cellulitis. The condemnation rates in infected flocks were: flock 1: 1.55%, flock 2: 0.993%, flock 3: ...

BACKGROUND Cellulitis is a commonly encountered bacterial infection among cirrhotic patients apart from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, urinary tract and respiratory infections. This study aimed to determine the risk factors of cellulitis in cirrhosis and whether antibiotic prophylaxis helps prevent recurrence of cellulitis. METHODS The study was conducted in two phases. In phase 1, all ci...

Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Penile cellulitis refers to the inflammation of penile shaft and commonly occurs in uncircumcised, sexually active young adults. We reported case 25-year-old heterosexual circumcised male patient with two-day history swelling pain over shaft. Local examination revealed diffusely swollen shaft, erythematous, warm touch, tender. The di...