Cellulitis

Skin Infection

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 catheterinsertion. The mainstay of therapy remains treatment with appropriate antibiotics. It is unrelated to cellulite, a cosmetic condition featuring dim ...