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cellulitis
Friday 11 March 2005
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Definition : Inflammation of adipose tissue.
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin. It specifically affects the dermis and subcutaneous fat.
Signs and symptoms include an area of redness which increases in size over a few days. The borders of the area of redness are generally not sharp and the skin may be swollen.
Types
necrotizing cellulitis
See also:
hypodermitis
abcess / abcesses
acute inflammation
References
Swartz MN. Cellulitis. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 26;350(9):904-12. PMID: 14985488
