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 DEFINITION

- Is a inflammation of the connective

tissue underlying the skin,that can be
caused by a bacterial infection.
- Can be caused by normal skin flora
or by exogenous bacteria.
 PAIN AND TENDERNESS

 EDEMA

 ABNORMAL REDNESS OF THE SKIN

 SKIN THAT IS WARM TO THE TOUCH

 FEVER

 CHILLS
 DIAGNOSIS

 CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
 APPEARANCE OF SKIN
 BLOOD TEST AND WOUND CULTURE
 REDDENED @ RASH SKIN
 FACIAL LINING
 CAUSES

• BACTERIA GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS @

STAPHYLOCOCCUS
• PREDISPOSING CONDITION
• BURN AND BOILS
• MINOR FOOT LESION
• OBESITY PEOPLE
 Rest affected limb or area.
 Clean the wound site-with debridement of
dead tissue if necessary.
 Oral antibiotics.
 Admission & intravenous(IV) therapy.
 Flucloxacillin monotherapy-mild cellulitis.
 Oral phenoxymethyl penicillin.
 Intravenous benzylpenicillin.
 Ampicillin/amoxicillin.
 Pain relief-exercise pain
 GOOD HYGIENE

 GOOD WOUND CARE

 CHANGE BANDAGE DAILY

 SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE

 OLD AGE

 DIABETIS MELLITUS

 OBESITY

 SURGICAL WOUND
 ULCERS

 EDEMA

 BROKEN OPEN SKIN

 REFERENCES
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 Cellulitis Overview (with picture).
 Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis”