Cellulitis is a deep type of skin infection that can spread. It typically occurs after a cut or break in the skin, which allows bacteria to get inside. Bug bites and stings are a potential cause. Any ...

Cellulitis and skin abscesses are both due to bacterial infections. They may develop separately or together, and they need different treatments. Your skin is home to about 1,000 different species of ...

Preseptal cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid and the skin around the eyeball. It typically affects children and causes symptoms such as swelling, pain, and redness around the eye. The condition ...

I can honestly say that not a week goes by on the infectious diseases service without at least one consult request for cellulitis (and often, there are multiple cases). This has always surprised me — ...

You’ve noticed that the skin on one or both of your legs has become swollen and reddened, and it’s spreading. Perhaps it is also painful or rashlike, or you see a sore. You wouldn’t be blamed for ...

The cost of care for the more than 14 million cases of cellulitis that occur each year in the United States is in the billions of dollars, but there are multiple opportunities, many involving ...