Celulitis y erisipelas

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Evidencia revisada por última vez: 28 May 2026
Tema actualizado por última vez: 11 Jun 2025

Resumen

Definición

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • aparición aguda de piel roja, dolorosa, caliente e hinchada (celulitis)
  • piel levantada bien delimitada y de color rojo brillante (erisipela)
Полная информация

Другие диагностические факторы

  • apariencia de piel de naranja
  • ampollas
  • sangrado
  • Linfangitis
  • unilateralmente
  • fiebre
  • malestar general
  • linfadenopatía
  • alteraciones en la membrana del dedo del pie
  • Factores de riesgo
  • Otros síntomas constitucionales
  • Fuente de infección
  • Factores inmunocomprometidores
  • viajes recientes
  • fluctuación profunda a la celulitis
  • necrosis dérmica
  • signos de sepsis
  • signos de fascitis necrotizante
  • signos de celulitis orbitaria o periorbitaria
Полная информация

Факторы риска

  • diabetes
  • edema crónico e insuficiencia venosa
  • Eczema
  • linfedema
  • episodios previos de celulitis
  • alteraciones en la membrana del dedo del pie
  • consumo de drogas ilícitas por vía intravenosa
  • obesidad
Полная информация

Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • hemograma completo
  • velocidad de sedimentación globular (VSG)
  • proteína C-reactiva
  • urea y electrolitos
  • hemocultivo y sensibilidades
Полная информация

Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • hisopo de piel
  • aspirado de piel
  • biopsia de piel
  • procedimientos de diagnóstico molecular
  • Ecografía en el punto de atención (POCUS)
  • radiografía simple
  • Resonancia magnética (IRM)
  • ultrasonido
  • pruebas de función hepática
Полная информация

Алгоритм лечения

Начальные

Sospecha de sepsis

Острый

grave: cualquier sitio (excepto cerca de los ojos o la nariz)

cualquier gravedad: sitio cerca de los ojos o la nariz

no grave: cualquier sitio (excepto cerca de los ojos o la nariz)

ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ

pacientes con recidivas frecuentes

Составители

Эксперты-консультанты

Alexander Alexiou, MBBS, BSc, DCH, FRCEM, Dip IMC RCSEd

Emergency Medicine Consultant

Barts Health NHS Trust

Physician Response Unit Consultant

London’s Air Ambulance

Royal London Hospital

UK

Раскрытие информации

AA declares that he has no competing interests.

Jamie Scott, MB BCh, BAO, MSc, FRCEM

Emergency Medicine Consultant

Newham Hospital

Barts Health NHS Trust

Physician Response Unit Senior Fellow

London’s Air Ambulance

Royal London Hospital

Flight Doctor

Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust

UK

Раскрытие информации

JS declares that he has no competing interests.

Ram Narayanan, MBBS, MEM, MRCEM

ST5 in Emergency Medicine

Whipps Cross Hospital

Barts Health NHS Trust

London

UK

Раскрытие информации

RN declares that he has no competing interests.

Выражение благодарностей

BMJ Best Practice would like to gratefully acknowledge previous expert contributors to this topic, whose work has been retained in parts of the content:

Matthew C. Robinson, MD

Infectious Disease Physician

Austin Infectious Disease Consultants

Austin

TX

Disclosures: MCR declares that he has no competing interests.

Johann Grundlingh MBChB, FCEM, FFICM, EDICM, DFMS, DipMedTox, MMedTox, MSB, ERT, MEWI, MBA

Emergency Medicine Consultant

Royal London Hospital

Barts Health NHS Trust

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Queen Mary University

London

UK

Disclosures: JG declares that he has no competing interests.

Рецензенты

Susan Croft, MBChB, MRCP, FRCEM

Emergency Medicine Consultant

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield

UK

Раскрытие информации

SC declares that she delivered two paid presentations to local general practitioners on acute exacerbations of long-term conditions in March and April 2018 (supported by Astra-Zeneca).

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Список литературы

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Основные статьи

Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Kluger Y, et al. WSES/GAIS/WSIS/SIS-E/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with skin and soft tissue infections. World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Jan 15;17(1):3.Полный текст  Аннотация

Stevens DL, Bisno AL, Chambers HF, et al. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 15;59(2):e10-52.Полный текст  Аннотация

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Cellulitis and erysipelas: antimicrobial prescribing. Sep 2019 [internet publication].Полный текст

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