Cellulitis

Introduction: Cellulitis

Description of Cellulitis

Cellulitis (medical condition): Inflammation of skin or subcutaneous tissues....more »

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Cellulitis: Inflammation of subcutaneous, loose connective tissue (formerly called cellular tissue).
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Cellulitis: an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Cellulitis: An acute, diffuse, and suppurative inflammation of loose connective tissue, particularly the deep subcutaneous tissues, and sometimes muscle, which is most commonly seen as a result of infection of a wound, ulcer, or other skin lesions.
Source: Diseases Database

Cellulitis: An acute, diffuse, and suppurative inflammation of loose connective tissue, particularly the deep subcutaneous tissues, and sometimes muscle, which is most commonly seen as a result of infection of a wound, ulcer, or other skin lesions.
Source: MeSH 2007

Cellulitis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cellulitis:

• Inflammation
• Subcutaneous
• Connective
• Tissue
• Cellular

Cellulitis as a Disease

Cellulitis (medical condition): See Cellulitis (disease information).
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Cellulitis: Related Diseases

Cellulitis: Cellulitis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Streptococcal Infections
• Bacterial diseases
• Skin conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen

More information on medical condition: Cellulitis:

• Information about Cellulitis
• Basic Summary for Cellulitis
• Types of Cellulitis
• Causes of Cellulitis
• Symptoms of Cellulitis
• Complications of Cellulitis
• Diagnostic Tests for Cellulitis
• Misdiagnosis of Cellulitis
• Treatments for Cellulitis

Cellulitis as a Symptom

Cellulitis (symptom): inflammation of the subcutaneous fat...more »

Cellulitis (symptom): See Cellulitis (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Cellulitis:

• Cellulitis

Cellulitis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Cellulitis:

• cellulitis infection
• cellulitis treatment
• cellulitis symptoms
• inflammation of skin
• skin infection
• group A streptococci
• Staphylococcus aureus
• S aureus
• group B streptococci
• fungal cellulitis
• erythema
• Escherichia coli cellulitis
• E colicellulitis
• gas gangrene
• perianal cellulitis
• facial cellulitis
• lymphangitis
• MRSA

Terms associated with Cellulitis:

Terms Similar to Cellulitis:

• Phlegmon

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Cellulitis

• Skin Diseases, Infectious
• Suppuration
• Connective Tissue Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

• inflammation
• redness
• rubor

Source - WordNet 2.1

For a description of Cellulitis, see:

• connective tissue disorder
• inflammation

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cellulitis

The following list attempts to classify Cellulitis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• inflammation,redness,rubor
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Infection
    • Skin Diseases, Infectious
      • Cellulitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Infection
    • Suppuration
      • Cellulitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
    • Cellulitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Pathologic Processes
    • Inflammation
      • Suppuration
        • Cellulitis

External links related to: Cellulitis

• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,boil,cellulitis,furuncle,Staphylococcal infection,ulcer,ischemia,gangrene,insect bite reaction,hidradenitis suppurativa,erysipelas
• eMedicine - Cellulitis : Article by Giuseppe Micali, MD
• eMedicine - Cellulitis : Article by Danny Lee Curtis, MD
• Cellulitis - 1
• Cellulitis. DermNet NZ
• eMedicine - Cellulitis : Article by Dennis Cunningham, MD

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