title: Cellulitis syndromes: an update.
abstract: Cellulitis is a commonly seen clinical syndrome that is most often associated with beta-haemolytic streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus. Several medical conditions and a variety of procedures can predispose to the development of cellulitis by a common mechanism: venous and lymphatic compromise. The precise pathophysiologic and immunologic details involved in the predisposition to cellulitis remain poorly understood. Therapy is directed at resolution of acute infection and prevention of recurrent episodes of cellulitis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, Graduate School of Medicine, 1924 Alcoa Highway U-114, Knoxville, TN 37920-6999, USA. lbaddour@mc.utmck.edu
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents