Cellulitis

Question 1

What are the two main causative organisms for cellulitis?

Answer 1

1. Stapholococcus aureus
2. Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 2

What’s the likely diagnoses from this image?

Answer 2

Cellulitis

Question 3

What is cellulitis?

Answer 3

Acute and painful infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Severe infalmmation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of skin

Question 4

What are some of the risk factors for cellulitis?

Answer 4

Old age, alcoholism, high BMI, pregnancy, insect bite, previous cellulitis

Question 5

What treatment should be given for cellulitis?

Answer 5

Raised CRP

• Rest, elevation, analgesia
• Flucloxacillin (beta lactam drug)
• Use NSAIDs

Question 6

What is the outcome like for a patient with cellulitis?

Answer 6

90%- no hospital admittance–> then IV antibiotics