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n. - An inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain.

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  • Complications, such as cellulitis, perforation of the œsophagus, or peri-œsophageal abscess, may follow.
  • It’s called cellulitis, and if you don’t take care of it now, it can turn into a nasty infection later.
  • When I get into water wounds I can cause cellulitis
  • In cases with associated cellulitis: prescribe an antibiotic for
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