Patient/caregiver was educated on signs and symptoms of cellulitis as follows:
- The released chemicals cause local elevation of temperature with warmth & redness of the affected area of skin. Depending on the severity of infection, individuals can as well present with high fever.
- These inflammatory chemicals also result in escape of fluid from the blood vessels, out of circulation, and collect in between the tissues, which contributes to swelling of the involved site.
- Protective white blood cells accumulate at the involved skin area to fight against the infection. The protective white blood cells with the damaged skin cell debris form a thick, yellowish, foul-smelling fluid called pus.
- Infection with accumulation of pus at the affected skin site can result in further swelling and small fluid-filled blisters, which can burst open leaking fluid, leaving sore skin.
