Cellulitis


Definitions of Skin/Soft Tissue Infections

Predisposing Factors

Local Factors

Systemic Disease

Microbiology

Diagnosis

Complete Blood Count (CBC) (see Complete Blood Count)

Blood Culture (see Blood Culture)

Ultrasound

Culture of Pus

Skin Punch Biopsy

Needle Aspiration of Bullae

X-Ray/CT/MRI

Clinical Manifestations

Radiologic Presence of Soft Tissue Gas May Allow Clinical Differentiation of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NEJM, 2017) [MEDLINE]

Dermatologic Manifestations

Other Manifestations

Treatment

Antibiotics

Clinical Guidelines for Short-Course Antibiotics in Common Infections (Annals of Internal Medicine, 2021) [MEDLINE]

References

General

Treatment