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Cellulitis epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Cellulitis is most commonly seen in the middle-aged and older adult population with a higher incidence among males. Higher rates of disease have been observed in warmer months with an incidence of about 200 cases per 100,000 patient-years. [1] [2] [3]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidenceof cellulitis is approximately 200 case per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Age
- Cellulitis commonly affects middle-aged and older adults.[4]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to cellulitis.
Gender
- Cellulitis affects men and women equally.
References
References
- ↑ Haydock SF, Bornshin S, Wall EC, Connick RM (2007). “Admissions to a U.K. teaching hospital with nonnecrotizing lower limb cellulitis show a marked seasonal variation”. Br J Dermatol. 157 (5): 1047–8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08124.x. PMID 17711519.
- ↑ Peterson RA, Polgreen LA, Cavanaugh JE, Polgreen PM (2017). “Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis”. Open Forum Infect Dis. 4 (1): ofx008. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofx008. PMC 5414024. PMID 28480281.
- ↑ Fritz SA, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL (2020). “National Trends in Incidence of Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients Presenting to Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings, 2000-2015”. Clin Infect Dis. 70 (12): 2715–2718. doi:10.1093/cid/ciz977. PMID 31605485.
- ↑ “StatPearls”. 2020. PMID 31747177.