Cellulitis is a bacterial skin infection that often affects the legs and feet. A person may develop cellulitis in the toenails due to another infection, such as athlete’s foot, or as a symptom of an ...

Periorbital cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid and the surrounding skin and soft tissue. It can have similar symptoms to a more serious condition called orbital cellulitis. People should see a ...

Marjorie Montanez-Wiscovich is affiliated with the University of Florida. She serves as principal investigator in clinical trials with Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals and DermTech. Arthur Mark Samia does not ...

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, ...

Cellulitis is a common and highly treatable bacterial skin infection. It begins as a painful, discolored, swelling skin patch. It’s important to get medical attention quickly if you suspect cellulitis ...

Patients with extensive skin involvement, immunosuppression, underlying lymphedema, cirrhosis, cardiac or renal failure, or signs of systemic toxicity have complicated cellulitis. 7 Lymphangitis is an ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers described two cases of human monkeypox (MPX) and deep skin infection. Human MPX is a zoonotic disease ...