Cellulitis Flashcards

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Features

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A spreading infection of the skin involving subcutaneous fat

  • compare with erysipelas, it involves upper dermis

Mainly caused by GABHS and S. aureus.

Commonly affects legs of elderly

A special mutant variety is ‘flesh-eating’ GABHS

  • which causes localised destruction of tissue.
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Treatment

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Penicillin for GABS and di(flu)cloxacillin for S. aureus.

Attend to underlying cause (e.g. skin ulcer).

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