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Cellulitis - acute - Management
How do I know my patient has it?
- Cellulitis presents with an acute onset of red, painful, hot, swollen, and tender skin, with possible blister or bullae formation.
- Fever, malaise, nausea, shivering and rigors may accompany or precede the skin changes. Later, in more severe cases, there may be spreading lymphangitis of the same limb.
- Cellulitis usually affects one limb only (depending on the cause).
- Rule out other diagnoses (see Differential diagnosis).
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