Evidence-based On-call

internal medicine

infectious disease

Cellulitis

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis

Clinical features

If a DVT is possible, further investigations are required e.g ultrasound scanning.

Why?

Clinical examination cannot accurately diagnose or exclude DVT. ^a

Expiry date: January 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors	J Epling , CM Ball
Reviewer	C Conlon
CAT Writers	J Epling , CM Ball