Friday, October, 23, 2009
Why Do Diabetics Get Cellulitis
Health Encyclopedia: Cellulitis
Definition
Cellulitis is an acute inflammation of the connective tissue of the skin, caused by infection with staphylococcus, streptococcus or other bacteria (see also Erysipelas).
Alternative Names
Skin infection - bacterial
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The skin normally has many types of bacteria living on it, but intact skin is an effective barrier that keeps these bacteria from entering and growing within the body. When there is a break in ...
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Health Guide
ReferencesAmerican
Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in
diabetes -- 2006.
Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29 Suppl 1:S4-42.Boulton AJ, Vileikyte L, Ragnarson-Tennvall G, Apelqvist J. The global...
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...JAMA. 2005;293(4):455-462.Krambeck AE, Gettman MT, Rohlinger AL, Lohse CM, Patterson DE, Segura JW.
Diabetes mellitus and hypertension associated with shock wave lithotripsy of renal and proximal...
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The two major forms of
diabetes are type 1 (previously called insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus, IDDM, or juvenile-onset
diabetes) and type 2 (previously called noninsulin-dependent...
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The two major forms of
diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset
diabetes, and type 2, previously called non-insulin-dependent...
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The two major forms of
diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset
diabetes, and type 2, previously called non-insulin-dependent...
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