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Cellulitis: when to say its treatment failure [PDF]

Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2023
Cellulitis is treated with antibiotics as routine management and based on the literature the cellulitis hospitalization can be avoided by 11% if appropriate antibiotics are used.1 Randomized clinical trials and Cochrane reviews have suggested that oral ...
Sadaf Sheikh
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Compression Therapy to Prevent Recurrent Cellulitis of the Leg.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2020
BACKGROUND Chronic edema of the leg is a risk factor for cellulitis. Daily use of compression garments on the leg has been recommended to prevent the recurrence of cellulitis, but there is limited evidence from trials regarding its effectiveness ...
E. Webb, T. Neeman, F. Bowden, J. Gaida, V. Mumford, Bernie Bissett   +5 more
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A rare case of cellulitis after tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the deeper layers of the skin, namely, the dermis and the subcutaneous tissue. The most common organisms involved in causing cellulitis are group A β-hemolytic streptococci and Staphylococcus organisms. Rare causes
Tala K AlBassri, Saleh AlShaibi, Fahad Khan, Nazish Masud   +3 more
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The risk factors of lower limb cellulitis: A case-control study in a tertiary centre [PDF]

Malaysian Family Physician, 2020
Introduction: Lower limb cellulitis is a common superficial skin infection that leads to morbidity and mortality. Cellulitis risk factors have been well studied in many countries, but to date, not in Malaysia.
Norazirah Md Nor, Khor Inn Shih, Adawiyah Jamil, Azmi Mohd Tamil, Azmawati Mohd Naw   +4 more
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Chronic dermatomycoses of the foot as risk factors for acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg: A case-control study [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To assess the role of foot dermatomycosis ( tinea pedis and onychomycosis) and other candidate risk factors in the development of acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg.
Bardur Sigurgeirsson, Carle Paul, Dupuy A, Guberman D, Hans-Christian Korting, Helmut Kerl, Hull PR, Jean-Claude Roujeau, Roberts DT, Ronnen M, Sais G, Semel JD, Stulberg DL, Suss SJ   +13 more
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A Case of Odontogenic Orbital Cellulitis Causing Blindness: A Case Report

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013
Aim: To report a case of odontogenic orbital cellulitis causing blindness in young male Methods: We report a rare case of odontogenic orbital cellulitis secondary to periodontal abscess, due to which a young male lost his sight.
Vimlesh Sharma, Laltanpuia Chhangte, Vijay Joshi, Swati Gupta, Kalpana   +4 more
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Orbital cellulitis with panophthalmitis and scleral necrosis – a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background Orbital cellulitis is common in young children and is often secondary to coexisting sinus disease. Coexisting orbital cellulitis and panophthalmitis is a rare clinical event and usually occurs secondary to trauma or from an endogenous source ...
Aurora Rodriguez, Kamran Ahmed, Nishant Tiwari, Aparna Ramasubramanian   +3 more
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Supermicrosurgical lymphovenous anastomosis for the treatment of recurrent cellulitis-associated lymphedema in the lower limb

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2021
Recurrent leg cellulitis can damage the lymphatic system and result in chronic lymphedema. Antibiotic therapy is administered to prevent cellulitis; however, antibiotic-resistant bacteria frequently occur. Supermicrosurgical lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA)
Chih Hsun Lin, MD, PhD
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Prevalence and severity of abscesses and cellulitis, and their associations with other health outcomes, in a community-based study of people who inject drugs in London, UK

PLoS ONE, 2020
Background Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are a common but preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs (PWID). They can be severe, and hospitalisations of PWID with SSTI are rising.
T. Wright, V. Hope, D. Ciccarone, D. Lewer, Jenny Scott, M. Harris   +5 more
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Incidence of surgical site infection following mastectomy with and without immediate reconstruction using private insurer claims data [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: The National Healthcare Safety Network classifies breast operations as clean procedures with an expected 1–2% surgical site infection (SSI) incidence.
Ball, Kelly E, Fox, Ida K, Fraser, Victoria J, Margenthaler, Julie A, Mines, Daniel, Nickel, Katelin B, Olsen, Margaret A, Wallace, Anna E   +7 more
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