Cellulitis
Cellulitis is an acute bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, usually by staphylococci or streptococci. Symptoms and signs include pain, a rapidly spreading erythema and edema, fever is possible, and the regional lymph nodes are often enlarged. The diagnosis is made because of the appearance. Cultures are sometimes helpful, but the wait for such results should not delay the empirical therapy. Treatment is with antibiotics. With early treatment,…