Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Cellulitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Cellulitis is a clinical diagnosis - deeper dermis and subcutaneous tissue; ill-defined, spreading erythema, warmth, swelling, tenderness
- Causative organisms: Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus)
- Lower limb is the most commonly affected site; portal of entry identifiable in ~70% (tinea pedis is a classic underappreciated entry point)
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