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The health care provider will perform a physical exam. This may reveal: | The health care provider will perform a physical exam. <ref> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000855.htm</ref>This may reveal: | ||
* Redness, warmth, and swelling of the skin | * Redness, warmth, and swelling of the skin | ||
* Possible drainage, if there is an infection | * Possible drainage, if there is an infection | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Cellulitis is mainly a clinical diagnosis based upon History,symptoms and physical exam. Few signs like warmthness of the involved area, erythema and swelling of nearby nodes can clinch the diagnosis.
Physical exam
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. [1]This may reveal:
- Redness, warmth, and swelling of the skin
- Possible drainage, if there is an infection
- Swollen glands (lymph nodes) near the affected area
- Your health care provider may mark the edges of the redness with a pen, to see if the redness goes past the marked border over the next several days.
- Tests that may be done:
- Blood culture
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Culture of any fluid or material inside the affected area