Tag Archives: Status dermatitis

Is it cellulitis? The case of itchy red legs

August 16, 2016 · by · in Antimicrobial · 3 Comments

66 year old woman with 12 month history of itchy red  legs. She dated the start of the problem from an excision of a skin lesion from the left shin.  She notes persistent redness occurring over both lower legs, more marked on the left side, and this has been associated with marked itchiness after showering. […]

Cellulitis 101 – importance of routine skin care

March 7, 2015 · by · in Patient information, Skin/soft tissue · 5 Comments

Many patients with lower limb cellulitis have pre-existing venous stasis dermatitis, solar damage or other skin conditions that impair the natural skin barrier.