Clinical Diagnosis · Integumentary System · Easy
Cellulitis
Meaning: Bacterial infection of the deeper skin and subcutaneous tissue causing spreading warmth, redness and pain.
In practice: Most cases affect the lower legs; bacteria enter through breaks in the skin, and it is painful rather than itchy.
Word parts
- -itis means inflammation
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