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Local Infection of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

MedGen UID:
98345
•Concept ID:
C0406047
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An infection involving the surface of the skin and subcutaneous tissues in a defined area of the body. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLocal Infection of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Usefulness of ultrasound for treatment and follow-up of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Vergara-de-la-Campa L, Cembrero-Saralegui H, Luna-Bastante L, Martínez-Lorenzo ER, Alfageme-Roldán F
J Ultrasound 2021 Dec;24(4):573-576. Epub 2020 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00540-0. PMID: 33247813Free PMC Article
Mesotherapy: Safety profile and management of complications.
Plachouri KM, Georgiou S
J Cosmet Dermatol 2019 Dec;18(6):1601-1605. Epub 2019 Aug 24 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13115. PMID: 31444843
Microbiology and management of soft tissue and muscle infections.
Brook I
Int J Surg 2008 Aug;6(4):328-38. Epub 2007 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.07.001. PMID: 17720643

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cellulitis.
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
Mesotherapy: Safety profile and management of complications.
Plachouri KM, Georgiou S
J Cosmet Dermatol 2019 Dec;18(6):1601-1605. Epub 2019 Aug 24 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13115. PMID: 31444843
Fournier's gangrene.
Shyam DC, Rapsang AG
Surgeon 2013 Aug;11(4):222-32. Epub 2013 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2013.02.001. PMID: 23578806
Hidradenitis suppurativa.
Revuz J
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2009 Sep;23(9):985-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03356.x. PMID: 19682181

Diagnosis

Cellulitis.
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
Cutaneous nocardiosis: A great imitator.
Ramos-E-Silva M, Lopes RS, Trope BM
Clin Dermatol 2020 Mar-Apr;38(2):152-159. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.10.009. PMID: 32513396
Fournier's gangrene.
Shyam DC, Rapsang AG
Surgeon 2013 Aug;11(4):222-32. Epub 2013 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2013.02.001. PMID: 23578806
Mycetoma.
McGinnis MR
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):97-104. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70329-6. PMID: 8821162

Therapy

Cellulitis.
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
Mesotherapy: Safety profile and management of complications.
Plachouri KM, Georgiou S
J Cosmet Dermatol 2019 Dec;18(6):1601-1605. Epub 2019 Aug 24 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13115. PMID: 31444843
Fournier's gangrene.
Shyam DC, Rapsang AG
Surgeon 2013 Aug;11(4):222-32. Epub 2013 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2013.02.001. PMID: 23578806
Mycetoma.
McGinnis MR
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):97-104. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70329-6. PMID: 8821162

Prognosis

Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
Usefulness of ultrasound for treatment and follow-up of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Vergara-de-la-Campa L, Cembrero-Saralegui H, Luna-Bastante L, Martínez-Lorenzo ER, Alfageme-Roldán F
J Ultrasound 2021 Dec;24(4):573-576. Epub 2020 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00540-0. PMID: 33247813Free PMC Article
Microbiology and management of soft tissue and muscle infections.
Brook I
Int J Surg 2008 Aug;6(4):328-38. Epub 2007 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.07.001. PMID: 17720643
Soft tissue infections.
Lewis RT
World J Surg 1998 Feb;22(2):146-51. doi: 10.1007/s002689900362. PMID: 9451929
Mycetoma.
McGinnis MR
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):97-104. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70329-6. PMID: 8821162

Clinical prediction guides

Surgical View of Morphological and Pathogenetic Identity of Pilonidal Cysts and Acne Inversa.
Balan I, Feleshtynskyi Y, Dyadyk O, Beketova J
Pol Przegl Chir 2022 Feb 11;94(4):27-31. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0015.5983. PMID: 36047363
Usefulness of ultrasound for treatment and follow-up of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Vergara-de-la-Campa L, Cembrero-Saralegui H, Luna-Bastante L, Martínez-Lorenzo ER, Alfageme-Roldán F
J Ultrasound 2021 Dec;24(4):573-576. Epub 2020 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00540-0. PMID: 33247813Free PMC Article
Oral cavity eumycetoma.
Nai GA, Stuani ML, Stuani LA
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2011 May-Jun;53(3):165-8. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652011000300008. PMID: 21755239
Therapeutic approaches to subcutaneous mycoses.
Koga T, Matsuda T, Matsumoto T, Furue M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2003;4(8):537-43. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200304080-00003. PMID: 12862496
Mycobacterium ulcerans in wild animals.
Portaels F, Chemlal K, Elsen P, Johnson PD, Hayman JA, Hibble J, Kirkwood R, Meyers WM
Rev Sci Tech 2001 Apr;20(1):252-64. doi: 10.20506/rst.20.1.1270. PMID: 11288515

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