Question 1

what are the differences between erysipelas and cellulitis?

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Shallow and deep: Erysipelas is a shallow infection usually only to dermis and cellulitis involving deeper tissue like fat (adipose tissue).

Question 2

how can we differentiate erysipelas from cellulitis?

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Examination: Erysipelas is a superficial infection of the skin with marked redness, swelling and pain. The infection is usually caused by streptococcus bacteria.  Cellulitis is deeper skin infection and usually caused by staphylococci.  Often the sharp line of demarcation between normal and infected tissue and the intensity of redness are the main visible differences.

Question 3

what are the differences between cellulitis & mrsa?

Accepted Answer

Drug resistance: Cellulitis is an infection (usually staph) of the fat underneath the skin and can initially involve a small area on the hand or foot but then spread very quickly to involve the entire arm or leg and usually responds to normal antibiotics. Mrsa is a type of staph infection that is resistant to normal antibiotics.

Question 4

what are the differences between stasis dermatitis & cellulitis?

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Blood leakage: Stasis dermatitis is the leakage of blood from incompetent veins into the skin giving it a red brown color. Cellulitis is a skin infection with heat swelling and possibly a fever. Cellulitis is treated with antibiotics. Always check for athletes foot in cellulitis as the source of site that the bacteria enter the skin. Treat both to prevent a return of celulitis.

Question 5

what are symptoms of cellulitis? how do you tell the difference between cellulitis and folliculitis?

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See below: Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by a small or microscopic break in the skin that allows staphylococcus or streptococcus colonizing the skin to enter and cause infection. It causes the skin to turn a diffuse red color with warmth, swelling and tenderness.Folliculitis is infection of the hair follicles with inflammation and small pustules of the  hair follicles.

Question 6

what is difference between cellulitis and mercer infection?

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Not much: Cellulitis is caused by multiple different bacteria. Mrsa is the most common bacteria causing cellulitis.

Question 7

what is the difference between lid abscess vs orbital cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

Location: An eyelid abscess is generally on the outside of the eye socket (in front of the orbital septum) and is a concentrated, walled off pocket of infection.  Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the eye socket, which may or may not involve an abscess.

Question 8

please help! what is the difference between lid abscess and orbital cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

Eye infection: Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the orbit posterior to the orbital septum. Usually from a sinus infection. It can cause limited eye movement, bulging eyes and even blindness.  It needs to be traded aggressively with antibiotics and possible surgical drainage if an abscess is present. A lid abscess is a localized collection of pus in the eyelids anterior to the orbital septum. Not as serious.

Question 9

are blood tests of any use in determining the difference between gout and cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

The best thing : To do is to tap the joint. Negatively birefridegant crystals is diagnostic of gout.
Blood tests can be helpful. An elevated Uric acid level would be more associated with gout than cellulitis. An elevated white count could occur in both. An elevated ESR could occur in both. 
Gout typically is monoarticular, extremely painful this is part of the giveaway.

Question 10

what is the difference between cellulitis and sepsis?

Accepted Answer

Big difference: Cellulitis is just infection of skin. Sepsis is if that infection goes to blood and produce chemicals affecting other organs.

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