Cellulitis is a severe inflammation of the layers just under the skin in the connective tissue.

 

Features of cellulitis of the lower limb

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Cellulitis causes painful redness of the skin, and can sometimes become serious.

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Peer-reviewed papers

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    "Gram-positive cocci such as Streptococcus spp and Staphylococcus aureus are thought to be the predominant cause of cellulitis....[The patient's condition may range from....systemically well....[with no]....or well-controlled comorbidities....[eg obesity, peripheral vascular disease or venous insufficiency] to a limb-threatening infection due to vascular compromise...."

    Citation: Sullivan T, de Barra E. Diagnosis and management of cellulitis. Clin Med (Lond). 2018 Mar;18(2):160-163. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-160. PMID: 29626022; PMCID: PMC6303460.

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