Closed Cellulitis

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Medical Author:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Medical Editor:
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Medically Reviewed on 6/12/2017
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You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. are the types of bacteria that are usually responsible for cellulitis, although many types of bacteria can cause the condition.

• Sometimes cellulitis appears in areas where the skin has broken open, such as the skin near ulcers or surgical wounds.

• Symptoms and signs of cellulitis include
  • redness,
  • You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and tenderness,
  • swelling, and
  • warmth of the affected area.

• Cellulitis can occur anywhere in the body. Cellulitis frequently affects the legs.

• Cellulitis is not You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

• Complications of cellulitis include spread of the infection into the bloodstream or to other body tissues.

• Cellulitis is treated with oral or intravenous antibiotics.