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Cellulitis Flashcards

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Clinical Features of Cellulitis

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Calor, dolor, rubor, turgor

May be blistering of overlying skin, occasionally skin necrosis (gangrene)

Associated features - lymphangitis (tracking)

Systemic features - severe cellulitis, pyrexia, malaise and rigors

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Causes of cellulitis

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Streptococcus pyogenes

Staphylococcus aureus

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Treatment of cellulitis

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IV benzyl penicillin - group A (beta haemolytic) streptococci (eg strep pyogenes)

Flucloxacillin - Staph aureus

Metronidazole added if ischaemic tissue or diabetic

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