Cellulitis

Agenda Style
01 Definition

02 Etiology

03 Gross picture

04 Microscopic picture
 Definition

• Acute inflammatory condition

of the dermis and
subcutaneous tissue usually
found complicating a wound,
ulcer or dermatosis specially Place Your Picture Here And Send To Back

in legs. 

• it is characterized by
localized pain, erythema,
swelling and heat
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 Age Obesity

Diabetes
Infections after recent surgery
 Other skin issues
As chicken pox and
abcesses

Lymphedema

Liver diseases

Weakened immune system

 Features:
- Warmth
Gross picture - Swelling
-Tenderness
- Erythema
- Pain
- Redness
Microscopic picture
 (1)    Sparse dermal neutrophils
   (2)    Increased fluid space between collagen fibers
     (3)    Dilated blood vessels filled with blood
(4) Neutrophil predominant perivascular inflammation
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 Question 1

Cellulitis is a Chronic inflammatory condition of the

dermis and subcutaneous tissue. (false)
 Question 2

Cellulitis is characterized by:

1- localized pain
2- Swelling
3- Heat
4- All of the above

Correct answer: 4- All of the above

 Question 3

Cellulitis is characterized by localized pain,

erythema, swelling and heat (True)
 Question 4

Redness and swelling are 2 of the clinical features

of cellulitis (true)
 Question 5
Enumerate 4 causes of cellulitis.

1- obesity
2- age
3- diabetes
4- lymph edema
5- liver disease
6- infections after recent surgery

(any 4 causes)
 Question 6

In the microscopic picture of cellulitis, Dilated

blood vessels filled with lymph (false)
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Presented by: Questions by :
Hazem Khaled Abdel Sattar 194735 Mahitap Atef El Sayed 190613
Hashem Khaled Mohamed 192187 Hadeer Emad Abdelaal 191065
Basma Magdy El Samman 194695 Lamees Ali Sayed 195671
Hind Samy Sayed 194629 Haidy Ahmed Mohamed 192507
Lobna Waleed Hamed 194369 Fadwa Adel Gouda 191887
 References
1- Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):831-833. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.cprl1-0612.

2- https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/cellulitis#1

3- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cellulitis/symptoms-causes/syc-
20370762#:~:text=Cellulitis%20(sel%2Du%2DLIE,face%2C%20arms%20and%20other
%20areas.

4- http://www.dermweb.com/pathology/micrcellann.htm