A new study finds early dermatology consultation for presumptive cellulitis can improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and reduce hospitalization. Cellulitis -- a bacterial infection of the skin -- is ...

Patients with chronic edema of the leg had lower recurrence of cellulitis with compression therapy when compared with conservative treatment, a new study has found. Chronic edema is a risk factor for ...

Thermal imaging combined with a predictive model that relies on routine clinical and laboratory parameters proved better at ruling out cellulitis in the emergency department (ED) compared with either ...

Early recognition is the first step to managing this common skin infection. “I actually thought it was an infected breast cyst, so I waited to see if it would go away on its own,” Mary recalls. When ...

Your skin usually deflects any bacteria it encounters, protecting you from all sorts of infections. However, when you get a bug bite or a rash, some of that bacteria can sneak in, potentially causing ...

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bacteria, ...

Primary lymphedema is increasingly recognized in children, and prevention of tissue damage is the main goal of care. 1 Infections such as cellulitis occur among patients with lymphedema. 2 Data on the ...

Study finds that early dermatology consultation for presumptive cellulitis can improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and reduce unnecessary hospitalization. Cellulitis - a bacterial infection of the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am having a serious, lengthy battle with cellulitis on my lower leg. For nearly three months, nothing any doctor has recommended or prescribed has worked. The inflammation and skin ...

From the Department of Surgery, Yale University and New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn. Read at the mid-winter meeting of the New England Branch of the American Urological Association, Boston, March ...