Background Cellulitis has many potential mimickers, and its misdiagnosis often leads to
unnecessary hospitalizations and higher health care costs. The ALT-70 predictive model …

We read with interest the article,“The Impact of a Point-of-Care Visual Clinical Decision
Support Tool on Admissions for Cellulitis in the University of Maryland Medical System.” The …

Objective There is substantial practice variation in the management of cellulitis with limited
prospective studies describing the course of cellulitis after diagnosis. We aimed to describe …

Background Cellulitis has many clinical mimickers (pseudocellulitis), which leads to frequent
misdiagnosis. Objective To create a model for predicting the likelihood of lower extremity …

Method: Studies that had evaluated cellulitis patients using the CREST guideline were
quarried in Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed database, from 2005 to the end of 2020 …

Nonpurulent cellulitis lacks a gold standard to distinguish noninfectious sources of
inflammation. Two models have been created that evaluate cellulitis. The ALT-70 model was …

Background Cellulitis is defined as a bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
that can cause multiple complications, such as sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis. In extreme …

Background Cellulitis is a common clinical condition with low rates of morbidity and mortality
if treated appropriately. Mimics of cellulitis presenting with erythema, edema, warmth, and …

Background We previously demonstrated that dermatology consultation substantially
reduces the rates of misdiagnosis of cellulitis; however, broad implementation of …

Background Cellulitis is commonly treated in the emergency department (ED). Patients who
present with cellulitis incur significant health care costs and may be overtreated with …