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Causes of Cellulitis

You can be vulnerable to cellulitis if you have experienced trauma to the skin or other medical problems such as the following:

• Poorly controlled diabetes
• Skin disorders e.g. eczema, psoriasis or severe acne
• Obesity
• Have a poor immune system e.g. if you have HIV/AIDS or take steroids
• Circulatory problems e.g. poor venous or lymphatic drainage or varicose veins
• Athlete’s foot
• Foreign objects in the skin
• Liver disease e.g. cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis
• Infections related to a surgical procedure
• Have previously had an occurrence of cellulitis

In children, cellulitis can result from chicken pox and any cuts or insect bites that are scratched and become infected.

Chronic venous insufficiency can lead to skin discolouration, inflammatory dermatitis, recurrent or chronic cellulitis and ulceration.

Although a break in the skin is found to be the origin of most cases of cellulitis, sometimes the infection occurs for no apparent reason without a break in the skin being found.

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