Cellulitis is a skin infection of the deep subcutaneous tissue of the skin. Cellulitis may be caused by staphylococcus, streptococcus, exogenous bacteria, where skin has been broken: cracks in the skin, cuts, blisters, burns, insect bites, surgical wounds, or sites of intravenous catheter insertion, when it happens bacteria can get into the skin and spread to deeper tissues caused serious injury. If it is not treated with antibiotics, the infection can spread to the blood or lymph nodes. This could be deadly.

Cellutitis usually occur in diabetic patient and who has a weakened immune systems. In some cases, people get cellulitis without a breaking in the skin, These people are also more likely to develop dangerous health problems, the chances are people may get cellulitis again.

Signs and Symptoms of Cellulitis

• Red, warmth, bruise, tender and swollen on the legs, face, arms, or around anus.
• Patient may get fever, chills, headache, nausea, and swollen glands. If cellulitis is serious red streaks, The swelling can spread rapidly.
• Cellutistis on the eye ares needed urgent to prevent from blindness, permanent eye damage, or spread of the infection to the brain (meningitis).
• Other skin condition have similar symptoms such as contact dermatitis and shingles ( redness, swelling and pain).

Causes of Cellulitis

• Illegal drugs injection, or attempted IV injection “misses” or blows the vein.
• Skin injuries such as dry skin, eczema, blister, boils, tattoos, cut, burn, pruritic skin rash, recent surgery or animals and insect bites.
• Skin problems such as ulcers, eczema, psoriasis, or athlete’s foot.
• Cellulitis may occur with people have Medical condition such as diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, or weak immune system.
• Diseases that affect blood circulation in the legs and feet, such as chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins, are also risk factors for cellulitis.
• Cellulitis is also extremely prevalent amongst dense populations sharing hygiene facilities and common living quarters, such as military installations, college dormitories, and homeless shelters.
• Infection of bone underneath the skin (An example is a long-standing open wound that is deep enough to expose the bone to bacteria.
• Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes.
• Foreign objects in the skin

Treatment of Cellutitis

• Paracetamol is very useful for pain relief and fever control.
• Cover with warm, wet dressings on the infection skin area.
• Topical antibiotics - Bacitracin or erythromycin also use to treat of periorbital cellulitis.
• Remove concretions with gentle pressure on medial aspect of eye.
• The antibiotics such as penicillins, erythromycin generally used to stop the spread of infection.
• Based on the physical examination, your physician may treat you in the hospital, depending onthe severity of the cellulitis. In the hospital, you may receive antibiotics and fluids through an intravenous (IV) catheter.
• Rest on affected area.
• Do not rubbing or scrashing the infection skin.