Cellulitis WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Cellulitis and compiled helpful research notes below.
- Mayo Clinic: Cellulitis Definition mayoclinic.com - Cellulitis Definition
- eMedicineHealth: Cellulitis
emedicinehealth.com - Cellulitis
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Cellulitis nlm.nih.gov - Cellulitis
- eMedicine: Cellulitis emedicine.com - Cellulitis
- MedicineNet: Cellulitis medicinenet.com - Cellulitis
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Research Notes on Cellulitis
Cellulitis is an infection of the deep subcutaneous tissue of the skin. 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, blisters, burns, insect bites, surgical wounds, or sites of intravenous catheter insertion. The mainstay of therapy remains treatment with appropriate antibiotics. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Early symptoms may include fever, headache, nausea, or itching and early signs of redness on the affected area.1
- Cellulitis treatment is with antibiotics, usually perscribed cephalexin (Keflex).2
- Possible complications is not treated could be gangrene, sepsis, meningitis, or lymphangitis.3
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Latest Headlines on Cellulitis
What is Cellulitis?
- MedicineNet: What is Cellulitis?
- Cleveland Clinic: Cellulitis and Your Child
- eMedicineHealth: Cellulitis
- KidsHealth: Infections: Cellulitis
- MedTerms (via MedicineNet): Definition of Cellulitis
- DermNet NZ: Cellulitis
- Visual Dx Health: Cellulitis Overview
What Are The Symptoms of Cellulitis?
- eMedicineHealth: Cellulitis Symptoms
- Mayo Clinic: Symptoms
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Symptoms on Cellulitis
- MedicineNet: Cellulitis Symptoms
- The Merck Manual: Bacterial Cellulitis
- University of Chicago Medical Center: What are the Symptoms of Cellulitis?
What Are The Causes and Complications of Cellulitis?
- eMedicineHealth: Cellulitis Causes
- Mayo Clinic: Causes | Complications
- HealthScout: Causes and Risk Factors of Cellulitis
- NHS Direct: Cellulitis Complications
- New York-Presbyterian: What is the Cause of Cellulitis?
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Cellulitis?
- eMedicineHealth: Cellulitis Medical Treatment | Surgery
- Mayo Clinic: Treatments and Drugs
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Cellulitis Treatment Overview
- eMedTV: Cellulitis Treatment
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Cellulitis?
- eMedicineHealth: Cellulitis Treatment-Self Care at home
- Health and Age: Cellulitis - Alternative Medicine
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Cellulitis?
- WrongDiagnosis: Types
- University of Virginia: Cellulitis
- eMedTV: Types of Cellulitis
How Do You Prevent Cellulitis?
- eMedicineHealth.com: Prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Cellulitis
- HealthScout: Cellulitis Prevention
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Cellulitis
- Albany Medical College (AMC): Student blog
- AnnTherese's Blog: Fighting Cellulitis of the Leg
- Wicker Woman: My Bout with Cellulitis
- Big Leg Woman: Cellulitis Again
Foundations and Support Groups on Cellulitis
- International Foundation for Dermatology: Management of Erysipelas and Cellulitis
- Circle of Hope Lymphedema Foundation: Cellulitis and Lymphangitis
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Cellulitis
- BlogHarbor: Cellulitis Discussions
- Psoriasis.org: Cellulitis: MK's Big Adventure
- iVillage: Cellulitis (Skin Infection) of the Leg
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Cellulitis
- Journal of the American Medical Association: Cellulitis
- PubMed Central: Cellulitis Articles
- Google Scholar: Cellulitis Articles
Clinical Trials on Cellulitis
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cellulitis
- CenterWatch: Cellulitis
Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Cellulitis
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Cellulitis
- ↑ A.D.A.M. MedlinePlus: Cellulitis
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- Reviewer: Unity
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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