Cellulitis
Cellulitis
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmcp031807
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发表时间:
2004-02-26
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Swartz, MN
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作者:
Swartz, MN
ForewordThisJournalfeature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.StageAn otherwise healthy 40-year-old man felt feverish and noted pain and redness over the dorsum of his foot. Tender edema and erythema extended up the pretibial area. Fissures were present between the toes. What diagnostic procedures and treatment are indicated?The Clinical ProblemCellulitis is an acute, spreading pyogenic inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, usually complicating a wound, ulcer, or dermatosis. The area, usually on the leg, is tender, warm, erythematous, and swollen. It lacks sharp demarcation from uninvolved skin. Erysipelas is a superficial cellulitis with prominent lymphatic involvement, presenting with an indurated, “peau d'orange” appearance with . . .