What Is MRSA Cellulitis?

MRSA Cellulitis is a bacteria infection that spreads in the skin and tissues beneath the skin. It most often starts as a small area of tenderness, swelling, and redness. As this red area begins to enlarge, the person may develop a fever -- sometimes with chills and sweats -- and swollen lymph nodes ("swollen glands") near the area of infected skin.

Where does this skin infection occur?

It can occur anywhere on the body, but the legs are the most common sites of the infection (particularly in the area of the tibia or shinbone and in the foot), followed by the arm, and then the head and neck areas.

In special circumstances, such as following surgery or trauma wounds, this infection can develop in the abdomen or chest areas. People with morbid obesity can also develop infection in the abdominal skin. Special types of this infection are sometimes designated by the location they are found in. Examples includes periorbital (around the eye socket) , buccal (cheek), and perianal.

What does MRSA cellulitis look like?

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The signs of this type of infection include redness, warmth, swelling, and pain in the involved tissues. Any skin wound or ulcer that exhibits these signs may be developing this infection.

Unlike impetigo, which is a very superficial skin infection, MRSA cellulitis refers to an infection also involving the skin's deeper layers: the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. The main bacteria involved in these infections are Streptococcus and Staphylococcus ("staph"), the same bacteria that cause many cases of impetigo.
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) can also cause this type of infection. Sometimes, other bacteria (for example, Hemophilus influenzae, Pneumococcus, and Clostridium species) may cause this infection as well.

Other forms of noninfected inflammation may mimic this infection. People with poor leg circulation, for instance, often develop scaly redness on the shins and ankles; this is called "stasis dermatitis" and is often mistaken for this bacterial infection.

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