Cellulitis and skin abscesses are both due to bacterial infections. They may develop separately or together, and they need different treatments. Your skin is home to about 1,000 different species of ...

Imaging helped lead to the diagnosis and treatment of a 2-year-old girl who developed the life-threatening condition orbital cellulitis due to a dental abscess. The details were published on April 9 ...

Cellulitis, not to be confused with cellulite, is a bacterial infection that typically occurs in the deep layers of the skin. The skin around a cellulitis infection usually appears red and swollen and ...

Periorbital cellulitis is a common childhood infection of the eyelid and surrounding tissue. It can lead to a more serious infection called orbital cellulitis, which is when the infection spreads ...

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 ...

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection that develops in your skin. It can affect any part of your body, including your groin area. Even though it can infect your groin, it does not spread directly ...

Boils and cellulitis are distinct skin conditions, but both can occur due to bacterial infections. Doctors may prescribe antibiotics to treat cellulitis, and home remedies, such as a warm compress, to ...