An Epidemiologic Assessment of Cellulitis Resulting in Complication the Patients Admitted to Infectious Diseases Ward of Ahvaz Razi Hospital 2001-2004

Cellulitis is an acute infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue. Inaccurate treatment of cellulitis can cause important complications like abscess, myositis, osteomyelitis, bacteremia, septicemia, endocarditis, meningitis, and other complications and can lead to death. The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of cellulitis that result in complication among in-patients in infectious diseases ward. Subjects and The population of the study included all patients admitted with final diagnosis of cellulitis in the infectious ward of Ahvaz Razi hospital during 2001-2003. Regarding variables under study (age, sex, occupation and underlying diseases), the relation between complications caused in relation to each of the complications and these variables were assessed. Data were analyzed by SPSS-15 and using descriptive and analytical statistical methods and chi-squared test with P