Primary cellulitis is mostly caused by bacterial infection of subcutaneous loose connective tissue after skin and mucous membrane injury, while secondary cellulitis is mainly caused by direct spread of localized purulent infection or infection through lymph and blood. The causative organisms are mainly hemolytic streptococcus, staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli and so on.
The triggering factors of cellulitis are mainly skin breakage caused by various types of trauma, skin inflammation, gout, tinea pedis, etc. Normally, you should pay attention to personal hygiene, reasonable cleaning of the skin and preventing skin injuries can effectively prevent the occurrence of cellulitis.
The main symptoms of superficial cellulitis are redness, swelling, heat, pain, followed by rapid spread of inflammation along the subcutaneous to the surrounding area, severe pain, redness and swelling edge boundary is not clear. Deep cellulitis skin symptoms are not obvious, there are chills, high fever, headache, fatigue and other systemic symptoms.
When the above symptoms need to go to the hospital in time to confirm the diagnosis, under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment.