Cellulitis

Cellulitis is an inflammation of the connective tissue underlying the skin, that can be caused by a bacterial infection. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in the skin, cuts, burns, insect bites, surgical wounds, or sites of intravenous catheter insertion. Therapy is with appropriate antibiotics. It is unrelated to "cellulite", a nonpathological condition featuring dimpling of the skin.

Related Topics:
Inflammation - Connective tissue - Skin - Bacteria - Infection - Burns - Intravenous - Antibiotic - Cellulite

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