cellulitis

Summary
Definition
A skin disease where there is a diffuse infection of connective tissue with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in the skin, cuts, blisters, burns, insect bites, surgical wounds, or sites of intravenous catheter insertion.
Super Class
connective tissue disease skin disease
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Disease Ontology
DOID:3488
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
UMLS
NCI Thesaurus
Related Genes
Displaying all 4 entries
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
5293 PIK3CD phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta
5336 PLCG2 phospholipase C gamma 2
10559 SLC35A1 solute carrier family 35 member A1
55343 SLC35C1 solute carrier family 35 member C1

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