Abstract

MICHELENA, CARLOS  and  ASTI, HUGO. Celulitis graves en la edad pediátrica. Arch. Pediatr. Urug. [online]. 2001, vol.72, suppl.1, pp.S34-S37. ISSN 1688-1249.

The severe cellulites in the pediatric ages are not so frequent, but when they are established have high mortality. Objectives: to show that with the precocious diagnostic and urgent surgical treatment, is got a good diminution of mortality. There are presented 33 patients, 19 boys and 14 girls. The rank of ages was of 4 days to 14 years, with a media of 2,4 years. All of them presented infectious process with skin and cellular necrosis. Predominated in extremities, abdomen and pelvis. 93% presented serious toxicity. The germ predominating was Staphylococcus aureus. The severe cellulites diagnostic must be clinic. The treatment was extirpating and debridament, with a previous step of reanimation at intensive care unit (UCI). The best result is obtained with a precocious diagnostic and surgical treatment before 24 hours.

Keywords : CELLULITIS [diagnosis]; CELLULITIS [surgery].

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