Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of your skin. You can get cellulitis on any part of your body, but most people get it in their leg or foot.

Cellulitis is usually easy for a healthcare provider to treat, but it can sometimes be serious. ... Some skin conditions like dermatitis or athlete's foot can lead to cellulitis.

Cellulitis, a potentially serious bacterial skin infection, can start suddenly and progress rapidly. ... When cellulitis develops in a leg or foot, it often occurs on only one side of the body. (1) ...

Cellulitis can also develop after other infections, such as athlete’s foot. In most cases, cellulitis does not cause itchiness on the affected skin. However, itchiness may occur as the skin heals.

Q: My husband and I help my aunt with doctor visits. She has a persistent wound on her foot and was diagnosed with cellulitis. She has confused it with cellulite and isn’t taking it seriously.

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bac… ...

Dear Doctors: My husband and I help my aunt with doctor visits. She has a persistent wound on her foot and was diagnosed with cellulitis. She has confused it with cellulite and isn’t taking it ...

Kirsty Griffiths, 34, from Liverpool, suffered the life-threatening infection cellulitis after a tattoo went wrong. Thankfully, the infection did eventually clear up after about four days in hospital.

Dear Doctors: My husband and I help my aunt with doctor visits. She has a persistent wound on her foot and was diagnosed with cellulitis. She has confused it with cellulite and isn’t taking it ...