Cellulitis is an infection of the dermal and subcutaneous skin layers that gives rise to red, swollen, hot, and painful skin. Cellulitis sometimes develops on areas of broken skin due to an ulcer or ...

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 ...

This week we are going to discuss two common conditions of the lower extremities which can be a cause for concern and the different strategies for managing them. Cellulitis is a infection of the ...

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 ...

A 15-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a swollen left upper eyelid. The patient admitted to picking at a pimple the week prior, and the lid became increasingly swollen over ...

Imaging helped lead to the diagnosis and treatment of a 2-year-old girl who developed the life-threatening condition orbital cellulitis due to a dental abscess. The details were published on April 9 ...

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine on treatment of skin infections compares treatment with trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX, Bactrim or Septra) or clindamycin. Surprisingly, both ...

Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the soft tissues and fat that hold the eye in its socket. This condition causes uncomfortable or painful symptoms. It’s not contagious, and anyone can develop the ...

In this article, we describe our approach to the management of common skin abscesses that generally involve the extremities and trunk. Lesions that may require unique surgical approaches or that have ...

Mr. W, a 60-year-old with type 2 diabetes mellitus, bumped his right shin on the dresser in his bedroom. Three days later, he experienced increasing pain over the shin and observed redness and mild ...

Dear Doctors: My husband and I help my aunt with doctor visits. She has a persistent wound on her foot and was diagnosed with cellulitis. She has confused it with cellulite and isn’t taking it ...