"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.130 C01.539.830.200 C17.300.185 C23.550.470.756.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cellulitis" by people in Profiles.
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Blood cultures in the evaluation of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections. Pediatrics. 2013 Sep; 132(3):454-9.
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Question: in non-diabetic patients over 12 years of age with cellulitis being treated in an outpatient setting, does antibiotic therapy with clindamycin or trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole better prevent hospitalization due to failed outpatient therapy? J Okla State Med Assoc. 2012 Dec; 105(12):461-2.
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The short-term effects of low-level laser therapy in the management of breast-cancer-related lymphedema. Support Care Cancer. 2011 May; 19(5):685-90.
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Role of inflammation in orbital cellulitis. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2006; 46(2):57-68.
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Predictors of complications after inguinal lymphadenectomy. Gynecol Oncol. 2001 Aug; 82(2):329-32.
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Case report: scrotal cellulitis secondary to hot tub exposure. J Okla State Med Assoc. 1996 Nov; 89(11):400-1.
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Complications of heroin injections of the neck. Laryngoscope. 1980 Jul; 90(7 Pt 1):1111-9.
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[Etiology of inflammatory exophthalmos]. Dtsch Gesundheitsw. 1971 Jan 01; 26(1):39-42.