A Clinical Study of Dermatology Inpatients with Cellulitis Over an 8-Year Period (between 2012 and 2020) in a Single Center / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Background@#Cellulitis is one of the most common infectious skin diseases treated by hospitalization, and presents with various clinical features and treatment responses. Therefore, more detailed analysis on this condition is required. @*Objective@#To investigate the clinical characteristics of cellulitis among dermatology inpatients in a single center. @*Methods@#We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 84 patients hospitalized with cellulitis between January 2012 and August 2020. We analyzed the differences by dividing them into ＜60-year-old and ＞60-year-old age groups. @*Results@#The average age of the 84 inpatients in this study was 48.8 years with the peak incidence in fifties.Cellulitis was most prevalent in the calf (39.8%). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and risk factors such as obesity and smoking had positive correlations with duration of hospital stay (p＜0.05). There was no significant difference in duration of hospital stay between those administered first-generation cephalosporin and other antibiotics. @*Conclusion@#Our data showed that ESR, obesity, and smoking were correlated to the hospitalization periods. In particular, it showed positive correlation of C-reactive protein and ESR with duration of hospital stay in those below the age of 60 years.