Chances are, you’ve had cellulitis or know someone who has. The infection is incredibly common, caused by bacteria entering the skin thanks to a simple cut, a case of athlete’s foot or a skin ...

For patients with chronic leg edema and recurrent cellulitis, risk for future cellulitis is reduced by 77% by wearing compression stockings or wraps, researchers report. The effect was so striking ...

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bacteria, ...

Have you ever noticed how your skin feels more irritated, sticky, or just more 'vulnerable' during summer? From heat rashes to insect bites, the warmer months don’t go easy on our skin. However, for ...

Mr. W, a 60-year-old with type 2 diabetes mellitus, bumped his right shin on the dresser in his bedroom. Three days later, he experienced increasing pain over the shin and observed redness and mild ...

Dear Doctor: It took visiting four different doctors to get an accurate diagnosis of cellulitis. From what I've read, that's pretty common. There are many troubling things about it, including ...

Mattress Mack is recovering from a three-day hospital stay following a severe case of cellulitis, but despite doctor's recommendations, said he's heading back to work. Gallery Furniture founder Jim ...

The cost of care for the more than 14 million cases of cellulitis that occur each year in the United States is in the billions of dollars, but there are multiple opportunities, many involving ...

Cellulitis is a common bacterial skin infection. It can occur when bacteria enter your body because of a cut, scrape, or break in the skin, such as a bug bite. Cellulitis affects all three layers of ...

A 15-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a swollen left upper eyelid. The patient admitted to picking at a pimple the week prior, and the lid became increasingly swollen over ...