A Woman with Unilateral Rash and Fever: Cellulitis in the Setting of Lymphedema

Cellulitis in the setting of lymphedema is an uncommon but clinically important presentation to the emergency department. Stagnant lymph is an ideal medium for bacterial growth and progression can be rapid due to decreased ability to fight infection in the affected area. Infections are commonly caus...

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Autores principales: Joseph, Melissa, Camilon, Marissa, Kang, Tarina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26171259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/252495
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description Cellulitis in the setting of lymphedema is an uncommon but clinically important presentation to the emergency department. Stagnant lymph is an ideal medium for bacterial growth and progression can be rapid due to decreased ability to fight infection in the affected area. Infections are commonly caused by gram-positive cocci, though blood cultures are often negative. Treatment should be aimed at rapid initiation of antibiotics targeting these species. There may be a role for antibiotic prophylaxis in recurrent cases.
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spelling pubmed-44808062015-07-13 A Woman with Unilateral Rash and Fever: Cellulitis in the Setting of Lymphedema Joseph, Melissa Camilon, Marissa Kang, Tarina Case Rep Emerg Med Case Report Cellulitis in the setting of lymphedema is an uncommon but clinically important presentation to the emergency department. Stagnant lymph is an ideal medium for bacterial growth and progression can be rapid due to decreased ability to fight infection in the affected area. Infections are commonly caused by gram-positive cocci, though blood cultures are often negative. Treatment should be aimed at rapid initiation of antibiotics targeting these species. There may be a role for antibiotic prophylaxis in recurrent cases. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4480806/ /pubmed/26171259 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/252495 Text en Copyright © 2015 Melissa Joseph et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full A Woman with Unilateral Rash and Fever: Cellulitis in the Setting of Lymphedema
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title_short A Woman with Unilateral Rash and Fever: Cellulitis in the Setting of Lymphedema
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26171259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/252495
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