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By Heather Brannon, MD, About.com Guide to Dermatology since 2002

Information About Cellulitis

Wednesday January 21, 2009
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the deeper layers of the skin. Usually when people think of skin infections, they think of abscesses or boils. Cellulitis is a different type of infection that typically doesn't have any pus to drain. Read more and find out if that infection you had a while ago was actually a cellulitis.

Other Bacterial Infections:
Impetigo
Hot Tub Folliculitis
Erysipelas

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