Cellulitis mimickers: Difference between revisions

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Differential Diagnosis

Common

Vascular disorders
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
- Deep venous thrombosis
Dermatologic disorders
- Contact dermatitis
- Insect stings or bites, or other envenemation
- Cutaneous drug reaction
- Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome)
- Sweet syndrome
Rheumatic disorders
- Gouty arthritis
Immunologic disorders
- Erythromelalgia
- Relapsing polychondritis
Malignant disorders
- Carcinoma erysipelatoides
Familial disorders
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Familial Hibernian fever
Foreign-body reactions
- Reaction to metal implant
- Mesh intolerance
- Foreign-body granulomatous reactions, such as to silicone injections and paraffin oils

Uncommon

Dermatologic disorders
- Urticaria and angioedema
- Follicular occlusion triad
  - Hidradenitis suppurativa
  - Acne conglobata
  - Dissecting cellulitis of the scap (perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens)
Vascular disorders
- Lymphedema
Immunologic disorders
Panniculitis
- Septal
- Lobular
  - Physical panniculitis
    - Cold-induced
    - Traumatic
    - Chemical
    - Factitious
    - Postirradiation
  - Panniculitis associated with systemic disease
    - Pancreatic panniculitis
    - Lupus panniculitis
    - Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
  - Weber-Christian disease
  - Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis
  - Post-steroid panniculitis
  - Nodular vasculitis
Malignant disorders
Other disorders

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+==Differential Diagnosis==
-= Cellulitis mimickers =
+===Common===
-== Differential Diagnosis ==
+*Vascular disorders
-=== Common ===
+**[[Superficial thrombophlebitis]]
+**[[Deep venous thrombosis]]
+*Dermatologic disorders
+**[[Contact dermatitis]]
+**[[Insect sting|Insect stings]] or [[Insect bite|bites]], or other envenemation
+**[[Cutaneous drug reaction]]
+**[[Eosinophilic cellulitis]] (Wells syndrome)
+**[[Sweet syndrome]]
+*Rheumatic disorders
+**[[Gouty arthritis]]
+*Immunologic disorders
+**[[Erythromelalgia]]
+**[[Relapsing polychondritis]]
+*Malignant disorders
+**[[Carcinoma erysipelatoides]]
+*Familial disorders
+**[[Familial Mediterranean fever]]
+**[[Familial Hibernian fever]]
+*Foreign-body reactions
+**Reaction to metal implant
+**Mesh intolerance
+**Foreign-body granulomatous reactions, such as to silicone injections and paraffin oils
+===Uncommon===
-* Vascular disorders
-** Superficial thrombophlebitis
-** Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
-* Dermatologic disorders
-** Contact dermatitis
-** Insect stings or bites, or other envenemation
-** Drug reactions
-** Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells syndrome)
-** Sweet syndrome
-* Rheumatic disorders
-** Gouty arthritis
-* Immunologic disorders
-** Erythromelalgia
-** Relapsing polychondritis
-* Malignant disorders
-** Carcinoma erysipelatoides
-* Familial disorders
-** Familial Mediterranean fever
-** Familial Hibernian fever
-* Foreign-body reactions
-** Reaction to metal implant
-** Mesh intolerance
-** Foreign-body granulomatous reactions, such as to silicone injections and paraffin oils
+*Dermatologic disorders
-=== Uncommon ===
+**[[Urticaria]] and [[angioedema]]
+**Follicular occlusion triad
+***[[Hidradenitis suppurativa]]
+***[[Acne conglobata]]
+***[[Dissecting cellulitis of the scap]] (perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens)
+*Vascular disorders
+**[[Lymphedema]]
+*Immunologic disorders
+**[[Lupus erythematosus]]
+**[[Sarcoidosis]]
+**[[Polyarteritis nodosa]]
+*Panniculitis
+**Septal
+***[[Erythema nodosum]]
+***[[Lipodermatosclerosis]]
+***[[Morphea]]
+***[[Eosinophilic fasciitis]]
+***[[Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome]]
+**Lobular
+***Physical panniculitis
+****Cold-induced
+****Traumatic
+****Chemical
+****Factitious
+****Postirradiation
+***Panniculitis associated with systemic disease
+****Pancreatic panniculitis
+****Lupus panniculitis
+****[[Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency]]
+***[[Weber-Christian disease]]
+***[[Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis]]
+***Post-steroid panniculitis
+***[[Nodular vasculitis]]
+*Malignant disorders
+**[[Lymphoma]]
+**[[Leukemia]]
+**[[Paget disease of the breast]]
+**[[Extramammary Paget disease]]
+**[[Glucogonoma]]
+*Other disorders
+**[[Calciphylaxis]]
+**[[Compartment syndrome]]
+**[[Acute inflammatory edema]]
+==Further Reading==
-* Dermatologic disorders
-** Urticaria and angioedema
-** Follicular occlusion triad
-*** Hidradenitis suppurativa
-*** Acne conglobata
-*** Dissecting cellulitis of the scap (perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens)
-* Vascular disorders
-** Lymphedema
-* Immunologic disorders
-** Lupus erythematosus
-** Sarcoidosis
-** Polyarteritis nodosa
-* Panniculitis
-** Septal
-*** Erythema nodosum
-*** Lipodermatosclerosis
-*** Morphea
-*** Eosinophilic fasciitis
-*** Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome
-** Lobular
-*** Physical panniculitis
-**** Colid-induced
-**** Traumatic
-**** Chemical
-**** Factitious
-**** Postirradiation
-*** Panniculitis associated with systemic disease
-**** Pancreatic panniculitis
-**** Lupus panniculitis
-**** Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
-*** Weber-Christian disease
-*** Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis
-*** Post-steroid panniculitis
-*** Nodular vascultiis
-* Malignant disorders
-** Lyphoma
-** Leukemia
-** Paget disease of the breast
-** Extramammary Paget disease
-** Glucogonoma
-* Other disorders
-** Calciphylaxis
-** Compartment syndrome
+*Falagas ME and Vergidis PI. [https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-1-200501040-00011 Narrative review: diseases that masquerade as infectious cellulitis]. ''Ann Intern Med''. 2005 Jan 4;142(1):47-55.
-== Further Reading ==
+[[Category:Skin and soft tissue infections]]
-* Falagas ME and Vergidis PI. [https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-1-200501040-00011 Narrative review: diseases that masquerade as infectious cellulitis]. ''Ann Intern Med''. 2005 Jan 4;142(1):47-55.