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    Cellulitis is a diffuse skin infection caused by bacteria entering through a break in the skin. It causes severe inflammation of the connective tissue and skin layers. Risk factors include diabetes, immunosuppression, leg swelling/circulation issues, and skin wounds. Treatment involves rest, cutting away dead tissue, and antibiotics - usually a combination of oral antibiotics targeting Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria.

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    Cellulitis is a diffuse skin infection caused by bacteria entering through a break in the skin. It causes severe inflammation of the connective tissue and skin layers. Risk factors include diabetes, immunosuppression, leg swelling/circulation issues, and skin wounds. Treatment involves rest, cutting away dead tissue, and antibiotics - usually a combination of oral antibiotics targeting Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria.

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    CELLULITIS http://en.wikipedia.

    org/wiki/Cellulitis Cellulitis is a diffuse inflammation[1] of connective tissue with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin.

    Cellulitis is caused by a type of bacteria entering the skin, usually by way of a cut, abrasion, or break in the skin. This break does not need to be visible. Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus are the most common of these bacteria, which are part of the normal flora of the skin, but normally cause no actual infection while on the skin's outer surface. Predisposing conditions for cellulitis include insect or spider bite, blistering, animal bite, tattoos, pruritic (itchy) skin rash, recent surgery, athlete's foot, dry skin, eczema, injecting drugs (especially subcutaneous or intramuscular injection or where an attempted IV injection "misses" or blows the vein), pregnancy, diabetes and obesity, which can affect circulation, as well as burns and boils, though there is debate as to whether minor foot lesions contribute.

    Risk factors
    The elderly and those with immunodeficiency (a weakened immune system) are especially vulnerable to contracting cellulitis. Diabetics are more susceptible to cellulitis than the general population because of impairment of the immune system; they are especially prone to cellulitis in the feet, because the disease causes impairment of blood circulation in the legs, leading to diabetic foot/foot ulcers. Poor control of blood glucose levels allows bacteria to grow more rapidly in the affected tissue, and facilitates rapid progression if the infection enters the bloodstream. Neural degeneration in diabetes means these ulcers may not be painful and thus often become infected. Immunosuppressive drugs, and other illnesses or infections that weaken the immune system are also factors that make infection more likely. Chickenpox and shingles often result in blisters that break open, providing a gap in the skin through which bacteria can enter. Lymphedema, which causes swelling on the arms and/or legs, can also put an individual at risk. Diseases that affect blood circulation in the legs and feet, such as chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins, are also risk factors for cellulitis. Cellulitis is also extremely prevalent among dense populations sharing hygiene facilities and common living quarters, such as military installations, college dormitories, nursing homes, oil platforms and homeless shelters. It is advised if a cabin is shared with a sufferer, urgent medical treatment should be given.

    Treatment
    Treatment consists of resting the affected area, cutting away dead tissue, and antibiotics (either oral or intravenous).[4] Flucloxacillin or dicloxacillin monotherapy (to cover staphylococcal infection) is often sufficient in mild cellulitis, but in more moderate cases, or where streptococcal infection is suspected, then this course is usually combined with oral phenoxymethylpenicillin or intravenous benzylpenicillin, or ampicillin/amoxicillin (e.g. co-

    amoxiclav in the UK). Pain relief is also often prescribed, but excessive pain should always be investigated as it is a symptom of necrotising fasciitis.

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