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Ten top tips: Improving the diagnosis of cellulitis in the lower limb

26 February 2015

<p class="p1">Cellulitis is a common medical condition encompassing an acute, subacute or chronic inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, usually as a result of a bacterial infection. Microorganisms found on the skin, such as <em>Streptococcus pyogenes </em>and <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, gain access through the skin barrier causing an infection of the subcutaneous tissue.</p>n<p class="p1"> </p>

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