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Suppurative inflammation involving the dermis and subcutis resulting in an expanding area of erythema with nonpalpable borders and associated edema, tenderness, and warmth

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  1. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Campbell L. Stewart MD

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Misha Rosenbach

  2. Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Karolyn A. Wanat

  3. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Robert G. Micheletti

  4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Laura A. Taylor

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Stewart, C.L. (2018). Cellulitis. In: Rosenbach, M., Wanat, K., Micheletti, R., Taylor, L. (eds) Inpatient Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18449-4_21

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