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- W4384382997 abstract "Background: Cellulitis is a non-necrotizing inflammation of the dermis of skin and subcutaneous tissues. Lower limb cellulitis is a common cause of hospitalization in Ghana but scarcely reported.Objective: To document management and outcomes of lower limb cellulitis at the Ashanti Regional Hospital in Ghana.Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of patients admitted to the Ashanti Regional Hospital with a diagnosis of lower limb cellulitis from November 2016 to October 2018. We reviewed patients’ clinical records for data on patient demographics, risk factors, clinical presentation, treatment modality and outcome of cellulitis. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.Results: Eighty two (82) patients with lower limb cellulitis were admitted over the study period. There were 47 (57.3%) females and 35 (42.7%) males. The mean age of patients was 38.8 years (standard deviation 21.6065). Among females, the majority, 10 (21.3%) were in the 6th decade whilst the majority, 9 (25.7%) of males were in the 4th decade. All the patients presented with swelling of the lowerlimb involving the left lower limb in 38(46.3%) and right in 44(53.7%) cases. The leg was the most common location involved 60 (73%).The mean duration of swelling prior to admission was 5. 2 days (SD 3.196). Antibiotics treatment resulted in complete resolution in 29 (35.4%) cases and complications in 53 (54.5%), cases requiring surgical treatment in 31(58.5%) patients.Conclusion: Lower limb cellulitis had a high complication rate influenced by duration of symptoms prior to hospitalization and antibiotic therapy." @default.
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- W4384382997 date "2022-07-12" @default.
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- W4384382997 title "A Retrospective Review Of Lower Limb Cellulitis In A Regional Hospital In Ghana" @default.
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