title: Cellulitis of the Knee in a 16-Month-Old Boy: A Case Report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this case report is to describe the presentation of cellulitis in a 16-month-old boy to a chiropractic clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient presented with nontraumatic, sudden onset of nonpurulent erythema on the right knee. A plain film radiograph of the knee showed a 40-mm thickening of the anterior knee. A diagnosis of cellulitis was rendered based on the presentation of the rapidly spreading erythema and radiographically confirmed findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient was immediately referred to the local emergency room. The patient was hospitalized, treated with clindamycin and amoxicillin for 3 days, and then discharged. The patient's pediatrician discontinued clindamycin treatment at the posthospitalization follow-up. Two weeks after treatment was discontinued, the patient was diagnosed with recurrent cellulitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case demonstrated that for this young patient with cellulitis of the knee, timely recognition and referral, together with patient or parent education and immediate treatment, were essential to a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Chiropractic Physician, Attending Clinician, National University of Health Sciences, Lombard, IL.
authors.forename: Sonia V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Joubert
authors.affiliation: Chiropractic Physician, Chair of Clinical Practice, National University of Health Sciences, Lombard, IL.
authors.forename: Manuel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Duarte
keywords: Cellulitis; Infectious; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Skin diseases