RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58106510
T1 Cellulitis
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58106510
RD 2024/04/20
AB •  Common  invasive  nonsuppurative  infection  of  connective  tissue•  Diffuse  inflammation  in  the  absence  of  findings  indicating  necrotizing  infection•  Usually  appears  on  an  extremity•  A  surgical  wound,  puncture,  skin  ulcer,  or  patch  of  dermatitis  is  usually  identifiable  as  a  portal  of  entry•  Most  often  caused  by  group  A  streptococci  and  S  aureus