Risk factors for erysipelas of the leg (cellulitis): case-control study

Dupuy, A.; Benchikhi, H.; Roujeau, Jean‐Claude; Bernard, P.; Vaillant, L.; Chosidow, O.; Sassolas, B.; C Guillaume, J; Grob, Jean‐Jacques; Bastuji‐Garin, Sylvie

doi:10.1136/bmj.318.7198.1591

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Risk factors for erysipelas of the leg (cellulitis): case-control study

Published in BMJ • Jun 12, 1999

Authors:

A. Dupuy

H. Benchikhi

Jean‐Claude Roujeau

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors for erysipelas of the leg (cellulitis). DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: 7 hospital centres in France. SUBJECTS: 167 patients admitted to hospital for erysipelas of the leg and 294 controls. RESULTS: In multivariate analysis, a disruption of the cutaneous barrie...

Subject

Erysipelas

Medicine

Cellulitis

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