Cellulitis is a common bacterial skin infection characterized by erythema, swelling, and pain of the affected skin and subcutaneous tissues. The lower limbs are a commonly affected area due to microtrauma and gravity-dependent stagnation of blood. We describe a case of a male patient with an extensive travel history who presented with left lower limb cellulitis, hyperbilirubinemia, and acute kidney injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study the association between environmental factors, prevalence of asthma and respiratory morbidity in relation to air quality levels in a mega city. To study modifiable environmental factors in people with diagnosed asthma and increased respiratory morbidity.
Methods: Cross sectional survey of population (N-3233) from 6 localities near air quality stations was done to study prevalence of asthma and respiratory morbidity (n-1006) followed by case control study of environmental factors by air sampling to study biological contamination.