Cellulitis

"Cellulitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An acute, diffuse, and suppurative inflammation of loose connective tissue, particularly the deep subcutaneous tissues, and sometimes muscle, which is most commonly seen as a result of infection of a wound, ulcer, or other skin lesions.

Descriptor ID	D002481
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.800.130 C01.539.830.200 C17.300.185 C23.550.470.756.200
Concept/Terms	Cellulitis Cellulitis Phlegmon Phlegmon

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cellulitis".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Skin Diseases, Infectious [C01.539.800]
Cellulitis [C01.539.800.130]
Suppuration [C01.539.830]
Cellulitis [C01.539.830.200]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Connective Tissue Diseases [C17.300]
Cellulitis [C17.300.185]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Inflammation [C23.550.470]
Suppuration [C23.550.470.756]
Cellulitis [C23.550.470.756.200]

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Bar chart showing 30 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	2	2
2007	3	0	3
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	2	2	4
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	2	1	3
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cellulitis" by people in Profiles.

Madeka I, Patel K, Altshuler P, Iyer A, Dukle S, Kohli A. Clinical outcomes in patients with complicated appendicitis. Surg Endosc. 2024 01; 38(1):384-389.

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Mori MT, Paulson CL, Greenberg MR, Roth KR. Point-of-care ultrasound utilized for foreign body in a toe: A case report of botfly?larvae. J Emerg Med. 2022 06; 62(6):e105-e107.

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Lee RA, Centor RM, Humphrey LL, Jokela JA, Andrews R, Qaseem A, Akl EA, Bledsoe TA, Forciea MA, Kansagara DL, Marcucci M, Miller MC, Obley AJ. Appropriate Use of Short-Course Antibiotics in Common Infections: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2021 06; 174(6):822-827.

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Whitaker CM, Low S, Gorbachova T, Raphael JS, Williamson C. Imaging and Laboratory Workup for Hand Infections. Hand Clin. 2020 08; 36(3):285-299.

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Klein DA, Lee BH, Bezhani H, Droukas DD, Stoffels G. The Clinical Utility of MRI in Evaluating for Osteomyelitis in Patients Presenting with Uncomplicated Cellulitis. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Mar - Apr; 59(2):323-329.

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Gittens AT, Clarke JD, Abdelbaki S, Kwon JS. A 72-Year-Old Man With a Violaceous Rash?and Sepsis. Chest. 2020 02; 157(2):e41-e45.

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Ebob-Anya BA, Bassah N, Palle JN. Management of cellulitis and the role of the nurse: a 5-year retrospective multicentre study in Fako, Cameroon. BMC Res Notes. 2019 Jul 23; 12(1):452.

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Savage SA, Li SW, Utter GH, Cox JA, Wydo SM, Cahill K, Sarani B, Holzmacher J, Duane TM, Gandhi RR, Zielinski MD, Ray-Zack M, Tierney J, Chapin T, Murphy PB, Vogt KN, Schroeppel TJ, Callaghan E, Kobayashi L, Coimbra R, Schuster KM, Gillaspie D, Timsina L, Louis A, Crandall M. The EGS grading scale for skin and soft-tissue infections is predictive of poor outcomes: a multicenter validation study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 04; 86(4):601-608.

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Taub D, Yampolsky A, Diecidue R, Gold L. Controversies in the Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Infections. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Nov; 29(4):465-473.

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Kansal V, Rahimy E, Garg S, Dollin M. Endogenous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis secondary to axillary phlegmon: a case report. Can J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jun; 52(3):e97-e99.

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