For patients with chronic leg edema and recurrent cellulitis, risk for future cellulitis is reduced by 77% by wearing compression stockings or wraps, researchers report. The effect was so striking ...

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bacteria, ...

Thermal imaging combined with a predictive model that relies on routine clinical and laboratory parameters proved better at ruling out cellulitis in the emergency department (ED) compared with either ...

Dear Doctor: It took visiting four different doctors to get an accurate diagnosis of cellulitis. From what I’ve read, that’s pretty common. There are many troubling things about it, including ...

Necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are bacterial soft tissue infections that enter through wounds in the skin. Cellulitis is a common infection that occurs when bacteria enter the deeper ...

Early recognition is the first step to managing this common skin infection. “I actually thought it was an infected breast cyst, so I waited to see if it would go away on its own,” Mary recalls. When ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am having a serious, lengthy battle with cellulitis on my lower leg. For nearly three months, nothing any doctor has recommended or prescribed has worked. The inflammation and skin ...

In a single-center, randomized, unblinded trial involving 84 participants with chronic edema of the leg and recurrent cellulitis, the incidences of cellulitis and hospitalizations among participants ...