"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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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cellulitis" by people in Profiles.
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Managing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department Observation Unit. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Mar; 35(3):204-208.
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Helcococcus kunzii prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to lower extremity cellulitis. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 May 03; 2017.
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Clinical Study of an Online Tool for Standardizing Hospital Care. J Healthc Qual. 2016 Nov/Dec; 38(6):359-369.
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No Variation in Patient Care Outcomes After Implementation of Resident Shift Work Duty Hour Limitations and a Hospitalist Model System. Am J Med Qual. 2017 Jan/Feb; 32(1):27-33.
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Scratching the surface: a review of skin and soft tissue infections in children. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015 Jun; 27(3):303-7.
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Wound complications from surgery in pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC). Breast Dis. 2010; 31(1):1-5.
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Meningococcal cellulitis and sialadenitis. South Med J. 1998 Mar; 91(3):287-8.
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[Invasive extrapulmonary infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Report of three fatal cases and review]. Rev Med Chil. 1997 Feb; 125(2):200-8.
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Importance of dynamic assessment of the soft tissues in the sonographic diagnosis of echogenic superficial abscesses. J Ultrasound Med. 1995 Sep; 14(9):669-71.
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Rhizopus necrotizing cellulitis in a preterm infant: a case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1993 Dec; 12(12):1029-31.