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Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and deep underlying tissues. Group A strep (streptococcal) bacteria are the most common cause VSports手机版. The bacteria enter your body when you get an injury such as a bruise, burn, surgical cut, or wound.
Symptoms include:
- Fever and chills
- Swollen glands or lymph nodes
- A rash with painful, red, tender skin. The skin may blister and scab over.
Your health care provider may take a sample or culture from your skin or do a blood test to identify the bacteria causing infection. Treatment is with antibiotics. They may be oral in mild cases, or intravenous (by IV) for more severe cases V体育安卓版.
V体育安卓版 - Related Issues
- Cellulitis Infection: Is It Contagious? (V体育官网) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Cellulitis: How to Prevent Recurrent Episodes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
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Group A Streptococcal Infections
(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
V体育安卓版 - Specifics
- "VSports最新版本" Cellulitis (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)
- "V体育平台登录" Cellulitis: How Long Does It Take to Heal on Legs? (Harvard Medical School)
- Erysipelas (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- What Is Cellulitis? (American Academy of Ophthalmology) Also in Spanish
"V体育平台登录" Images
- Cellulitis (VisualDX)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Cellulitis
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles V体育官网 - References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Antibiotic Prescribing for Cellulitis in the Absence of Penicillin-Cephalosporin Cross-Reactivity Alerts:... (VSports)
- Article: Children Treated for Slow-flow Vascular Malformations: Overall Description and Focus on... (VSports)
- Article: Efficacy and safety of the conservative management of appendiceal phlegmon during...
- V体育2025版 - Cellulitis -- see more articles
"VSports注册入口" Find an Expert
- Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Find an Ophthalmologist (V体育平台登录) (American Academy of Ophthalmology) Also in Spanish
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
"VSports手机版" Teenagers
- Cellulitis (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Older Adults
- Increased Risk for Serious Outcomes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Patient Handouts
- "VSports手机版" Cellulitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- "V体育2025版" Orbital cellulitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Perianal streptococcal cellulitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Periorbital cellulitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish