Risk factors of acute cellulitis in adult patients: A case-control study

摘要

Risk factors of acute cellulitis in adult patients: A case-control study Mohammad Nassaji 1 , Raheb Ghorbani 2 , Sanaz Ghashghaee 3 1 2 3 Cellulitis is a common medical condition with different severity varies from mild to life threatening disease. The identification of preventable risk factors could reduce morbidity and mortality from this disease and improve patient management. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with cellulitis in adult patients. We conducted a case-control study of 102 adult subjects with cellulitis and the same number of controls who were admitted to two university affiliated hospitals. Data were obtained with a questionnaire and from examination of patients. Two groups were matched based on age (p=0.717) and gender (p=0.661). The most common site of cellulitis was lower extremities (56.9%). The pack-year smoking and duration of smoking was significantly higher in patients with cellulitis (p=0