"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cellulitis" by people in Profiles.
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Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp. N Engl J Med. 2023 Apr 27; 388(17):1608.
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Atypical Head and Neck Phlegmons as an Early Indicator to MIS-C in the Pediatric Population. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 08; 169(2):444-446.
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Group B Streptococcal Cellulitis-Adenitis Syndrome in Infants: Insights From 24 Years of Experience. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Aug 30; 11(8):375-378.
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The effect of point-of-care ultrasound on length of stay in the emergency department in children with neck swelling. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Oct; 48:295-300.
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Feasibility of rapid magnetic resonance imaging (rMRI) for the emergency evaluation of suspected pediatric orbital cellulitis. J AAPOS. 2020 10; 24(5):289.e1-289.e4.
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Hand Cellulitis and Abscess From a Kinkajou Bite: a Case Report and Review of Kinkajou Bites in Humans. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 07; 39(7):e151-e154.
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Facial Cellulitis and Sinonasal Necrotizing Infection in a Middle-aged Woman. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 06 01; 145(6):576-577.
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The EGS grading scale for skin and soft-tissue infections is predictive of poor outcomes: a multicenter validation study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 04; 86(4):601-608.
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The ALT-70 cellulitis model maintains predictive value at 24 and 48?hours after presentation. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Dec; 81(6):1252-1256.
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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.