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Cellulitis

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A bacterial infection and inflammation of the skin und subcutaneous tissues.

Term info

Label

Cellulitis

Synonyms
  • Bacterial infection of skin
  • Skin infection
database cross reference
Subsets

hposlim_core

layperson term
Skin infection

layperson term
Bacterial infection of skin [ ORCID : 0000-0001-5208-3432 ]

comment

In contrast to impetigo, which is a very superficial skin infection, cellulitis involves both the dermis and the underlying subcutaneous tissue.

created by

doelkens

creation date

2010-12-30T10:11:51Z

has alternative id

HP:0003553

has obo namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0100658

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