| CATEGORY | Disease of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| SYSTEM | Integumentary system |
| ORGAN | Skin & subcutaneous tissue |
| ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES | Bacterial skin infection |
| NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES | Not known |
| ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION | Cellulitis (L03) |
| WORLD STATISTICS | Cellulitis and other skin infections affect nearly 2 out of 1000 people. In 2003, Cellulitis was responsible for 30000 deaths worldwide. In UK, it has caused 50000 hospital admissions in 2012. |
| INDIAN STATISTICS | Not available |
