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cellulitis

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (2)
Tbio

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Mondo Description Inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues caused by a bacterial infection. Symptoms include erythema, edema, and pain to the affected area.
Disease Ontology Description 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.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0005230:  cellulitis
COHD:435613: 
EFO:0003035: 
MESH:D002481: 
NCIT:C26715: 
SCTID:128045006: