Title: Cellulitis--Does your patient really have it?<br/>Author: Michael Bond<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/78/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p> <u><strong>Take home points:</strong></u></p> <ol> <li> Cellulitis is overdiagnosed</li> <li> 1/3 of patients diagnosed with cellulitis in the ED are ultimately given a different diagnosis</li> <li> The most common final diagnoses are vascular or inflammatory conditions.</li> <li> The over treatment of cellulitis increases healthcare costs, increases risk of adverse reactions, and can contribute to the development of drug resistant organisms.</li> </ol>
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