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'''Cellulitis''' is an acute inflammatory process of the dermis and/or subcutis due to an infection.<ref>{{Ref Derm|122}}</ref><ref name=pmid21410612>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bailey | first1 = E. | last2 = Kroshinsky | first2 = D. | title = Cellulitis: diagnosis and management. | journal = Dermatol Ther | volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 229-39 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2011.01398.x | PMID = 21410612 }}</ref> | '''Cellulitis''' is an acute inflammatory process of the dermis and/or subcutis due to an infection.<ref>{{Ref Derm|122}}</ref><ref name=pmid21410612>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bailey | first1 = E. | last2 = Kroshinsky | first2 = D. | title = Cellulitis: diagnosis and management. | journal = Dermatol Ther | volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 229-39 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2011.01398.x | PMID = 21410612 }}</ref> It is rarely biopsied. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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*Deep vein thrombosis.<ref name=pmid21410612/> | *Deep vein thrombosis.<ref name=pmid21410612/> | ||
*[[Panniculitis]].<ref name=pmid21410612/> | *[[Panniculitis]].<ref name=pmid21410612/> | ||
==Gross== | |||
Features: | |||
*Swelling. | |||
*Erythema. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Cellulitis Of The Leg.jpg |Cellulitis. (WC/Pshawnoah) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||