Symptoms of Cellulitis

General information about symptoms of Cellulitis: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Cellulitis. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Cellulitis. Furthermore, symptoms of Cellulitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Cellulitis.

List of symptoms of Cellulitis: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Cellulitis includes:

Painful skin
Red skin
Tender skin
Swollen skin
Fever
Chills
Swollen lymph nodes
Blisters
Scabs
Skin rash
Erysipelas rash
Red lines toward lymph nodes
Symptoms of Perianal cellulitis
- Anal itching
- Painful bowel movements

Symptoms of Cellulitis: The skin is painful, red, and tender. Patients experience fever and chills. Lymph nodes may be swollen. The skin may blister and then scab over. Perianal cellulitis may also occur with itching and painful bowel movements. The erysipelas rash may occur on face, arms, or legs and has raised borders. The infection may recur, causing chronic swelling of extremities (lymphadenitis). ¹

More symptoms of Cellulitis: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Cellulitis, underlying causes of Cellulitis, associated conditions for Cellulitis, risk factors for Cellulitis, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID

Last revision: October 23, 2003

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