Cellulitis Pathophysiology

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Precipitating Factors: Entry of pathogen to skin impairment; such as fissure, cut, laceration, insect bite, punctured wound or severe athletes foots (likely caused by Streptococcus pyogenes and pyogenes  and Staphylococcus aureus) aureus)

Pathophysiology Signs and Symptoms

Patient is an engineer and a football player that requires particular footwear

Fungal infection in the skin results to Athletes foot

Severe infection causes damage skin and  became infected by S. pyogenes and pyogenes  and S. aureus causes aureus causes Cellulitis

Infection and trigger of inflammatory  process

Release of chemical mediators

Pain

Production of prostaglandins

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Release of chemokines and cytokines through immune-inflammatory response

Vasodilation with increased capillary  permeability and leakage of plasma into surrounding tissue

Migration of neutrophils and macrophages to phagocytize the bacteria

Increased blood flow and leakage

Increased in temperature

Fever 

Stimulation of nerves

Pain

Redness, hot, swelling

WBC attack and destroy the organism