Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis - Cellulitis Mimics
Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection
Pseudocellulitis: Uncomplicated nonnecrotizing inflammation of the dermis and hypodermis from a non infectious etiology.
INFLAMMATORY: Drug reaction, Contact dermatitis, Angioedema, Sweet syndrome, Gout, Acute bursitis, Eryhthema nodosum, Pyoderma gangrenousom, Sarcoidosis, Eosinophilic cellulitis, Panniculitis, Polyarthritis nodosum, Erythema migrans
VASCULAR: Venous stasis, Stasis dermatitis, lymphadema, DVT, Superficial Thrombophlebitis, Hematoma, Erythromelalgia, Calciphylaxis, Superficial migratory thrombophlebitis
NEOPLASTIC: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Carcinoid erysipelas, Inflammatory carcinoma, paraneoplastic
MISCELLANIOUS: insect bites/ stings, foreign body implant, Coma Bullae, Compartment syndrome, IV infiltration
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