Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bacteria, ...

Necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are bacterial soft tissue infections that enter through wounds in the skin. Cellulitis is a common infection that occurs when bacteria enter the deeper ...

Patients with extensive skin involvement, immunosuppression, underlying lymphedema, cirrhosis, cardiac or renal failure, or signs of systemic toxicity have complicated cellulitis. 7 Lymphangitis is an ...

Type 2 diabetes boosts the risk of infections like cellulitis. This higher risk may be due to several factors, such as the effects of diabetes on the immune system and the skin. Without treatment, ...

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This retrospective analysis assessed hospitalisation rates, sex-specific clinical characteristics, in-hospital mortality and risk factors, and hospitalisation costs for cellulitis. Data were sourced ...

Swollen ankles, or edema, stem from various causes including heart failure, chronic venous insufficiency, blood clots, ...