Primary lymphedema is increasingly recognized in children, and prevention of tissue damage is the main goal of care. 1 Infections such as cellulitis occur among patients with lymphedema.

One difference is that cellulitis affects deeper layers of skin than erysipelas does. Lymphedema and cellulitis The lymphatic system is a network of vessels that's part of your immune system.

Lymphedema and cellulitis. Cellulitis is a potentially serious skin infection that can result from lymphedema. It's easy for germs to grow in the fluid that collects under your skin. It's also ...

(12) The relationship between cellulitis and lymphedema (swelling caused when damage to the lymph system prevents the fluid from draining properly) is complicated: Chronic cellulitis can damage ...

Lymphedema is a health condition with a number of distressing symptoms, in addition to several complications that may affect some patients. These include cellulitis, musculoskeletal pain ...

Chronic edema (swelling) from lymphedema and other conditions tends to increase your risk of cellulitis. If you’ve had a coronary bypass that involved using a healthy vein grafted from a leg ...

Those conditions include having a weakened immune system, having a history of cellulitis or other skin problems (such as psoriasis or eczema), being obese or overweight, lymphedema, and use of ...

Eleven days after disease onset, the patient was hospitalized with edema, inguinal erythema, and local pain at the site of lymphadenopathy, compatible with inguinal and pubic cellulitis.