Mesh term Cellulitis
Browse to parent terms:Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Suppuration
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Orbital Cellulitis
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