Clinical differentiation
Condition |
Pathology | Organisms |
Management |
Cellulitis | Infection of the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissues |
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History |
Erysipelas | A form of cellulitis Occurs in immunocompromised, young, old |
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Necrotising fascitits |
Necrotising process of the deep fascia Forms
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Resuscitation Blood cultures / wound swab Antibiotics Radical tissue debridement |