A client is being admitted for the treatment of acute cellulitis of the thigh. The client asks the admitting nurse to explain what cellulitis means. The nurse bases the response on the understanding that the characteristics of cellulitis include:
A. An epidermal and lymphatic infection caused by Staphylococcus.
B. An inflammation of the epidermis only.
C. A skin infection into the subcutaneous tissue and dermis.
D. An acute superficial infection of the lymphatics and dermis.
Correct Answer: C. A skin infection into the subcutaneous tissue and dermis.
Cellulitis is an infection into deeper dermal and subcutaneous tissue that results in a deep red erythema without sharp borders and spreads widely throughout tissue spaces.
Option D: Erysipelas is an acute, superficial, rapidly spreading inflammation of the dermis and lymphatics.
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