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Chief Complaints
The Procedures
The Diagnosis
Karim Ali
The Diagnosis
Karim Ali
Cellulitis and the Infection Beneath the Skin
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection beneath the skin that causes redness, warmth, and swelling. Learn how to recognize it, who is at risk, and when it requires hospital treatment.
The Diagnosis
Karim Ali
The Diagnosis
Karim Ali
When a Skin Infection Becomes an Abscess
An abscess is a pocket of infection trapped beneath the skin. Unlike simple cellulitis, most abscesses require incision and drainage because antibiotics alone often cannot reach the contained pus.