Cellulitis and soft tissue
infection
Presented by :
Dr. Pritam Pandey
Department of Surgery
1
Soft tissue infection
• Purulent (carbuncle , Furuncle , abscess )
• Non purulent ( cellulitis , necrtizing infection ,
erysepelas)
2
Cellulitis
• Non suppurative invasive inflamation
subcutenous and fascial planes
• Causative agents
1. Beta hemolytic streptococci
2. Staphylococci
3. C. perfringes
4. Grams negative organisms
3
Common sites
• Lower extremities
• Face
• Scrotum
4
Clinical features
• Patient presents with an area of expanding
erythema with other sign of inflamation
• Fever
• Tense shiny skin
• Toxic look
• Diabetic patient may present with dka
• No edge , no fluctuation ,n pus , no limit
5
Necrotising Fascitis
• Rapidly spreading destructive invasion of skin
and soft tissue including deep fascia with
relative sparing of muscles.
• Cause :
type I - Anaerobes , gram negative, colliforms
type II – Group A beta hemolytic streptococci
6
Risk Factor
• Diabetic
• Immunocompromised
• Patient on steroid therapy
• Obese
• Malnurished
7
site
• Lower extremities
• Genitalia
• Groin
• Lower abdomen
8
Clinical feature
• Sudden swelling and pain with edema
discoloration necrosis and ulceration
• Toxemia
• Foul smelling discharge ( dish water like
watery pus )
• Rapid spread in short period (few hours)
• Feature of mods , sepsis
9
Erysepela
• Spreading inflamation of skin and
subcutenous caused by streptococcal pygenes
almost always assocated with cutenous
lymphangitis with development of rose pink
rash with cutenous lymphatic edema
10
Site
• Orbit , face , ear lobules
• Hands , scroutum
• Umbilicus in infants
11
Clinical feature
• Toxemia
• Rash (blanchable ,fast spreading , with raised
sharp margins )
• Serous discharge
• Milians ear sign (skin of ear lobule adherent to
subcutenous tissue )
•
12
Non purulent infection
• Mild ( cellulitis /erypesela with no focus of
purulence )
• Moderate (typical cellulitis ,erypesela with
systemic signs of infection )
• Severe ( patients who have failed oral
antibiotics treatment , clinical sign of deep
infection like bulla , sloughing, hypotension,
immunocompromised patients , patient with
systemic signs of inflamation )
13
Non purulent infections
Severe
• emergent surgical inspection and
debridement
• rule out Necrotizing fascitis
• emperical antibiotics Vancomycin +
pireracillin /tazobactam)
• culture and sensitivity
14
• Specific treatment
1. Streptococcus pyogene / clotridial sps,
penicillin +clindamycin
2. Polymycrobial
vancomycin +piparacillin/tazobactam
15
• Moderate : iv antibiotics (cefazolin, penicillin
ceftriaxone , clindamycin )
• Mild : oral antibiotics (penicillin v ,
cefalosporin , clindamycin )
16
• Elevation of limb
• Bandage applied with Mgso4 , glycerine
17
Purulent infection
Furuncle
• Infection of hair follicle
• Caused by staph. Aureus
• Painful swelling discharging pus
18
Carbuncle
• infective gangrene of subcutenous tissue
• Causative agent :staph. Aureus
• Common in diabetic and
immunocompromised
• Site : nape of neck , back , shoulder
19
Clinical feature
• Red hot coal like appearance
• Indurated surrounding
• Later on cribiform appearance and crateriform
ulcer.
20
Abscess
Localised collection of puss
• Fever , throbbing pain
• Signs of inflamation
• Fluctuating
21
Purulent infection
• Mild
• Moderate
• Severe
• Systemic signs
counts (>12000/<400)
RR (≥24/min)
pulse (≥ 90/min)
temp > 38 degree celcius
22
• Mild (I &D )
• Moderate and severe ( I & D and C/s)
23
Emperical Treatment
• Moderate
TMP/SMX
DOXYCYCLINE
• SEVERE
VANCOMYCIN
LINEZOLID
DAPTOMYCIN
TELEVANCIN
CEFTAROLINE
24
Specific treatment
• Moderate
MSSA : TMP/SMX
MRSA : DICLOXACILLIN , CEFALEXIN
• SEVERE
MSSA : NAFCILLIN , CEFAZOLIN , CLINAMYCIN
MRSA : THOSE IN EMPERICAL
25
SURGICAL SITE INFECTION
Superficial
• involve only the subcutaneous space,
• occur within 30 days of the surgery,
• documented with at least 1 of the following:
(1) purulent incisional drainage,
(2) positive culture of aseptically obtained fluid or tissue from
the superficial wound,
(3) local signs and symptoms of pain or tenderness, swelling,
and erythema after the incision is opened by the surgeon
(unless culture negative)
(4) diagnosis of SSI by the attending surgeon or physician
based on their experience and expert opinion.
26
Deep incisional infection
• involves the deeper soft tissue (eg, fascia and
muscle)
• occurs within 30 days of the operation or
within 1 year if a prosthesis was inserted
• has the same findings as described for a
superficial
27
organ/space SSI
• has the same time constraints and evidence for
infection as a deep incisional SSI,
• involve any part of the anatomy (organs or
spaces) other than the original surgical incision
• postoperative peritonitis, empyema, or joint space
infection
• Any deep SSI that does not resolve in the
expected manner following treatment should be
investigated as a possible superficial
manifestation of a deeper organ/space infection.
28
• Local signs of pain, swelling, erythema, and purulent
drainage provide the most reliable information in
diagnosing an SSI.
• In morbidly obese patients or in those with deep,
multilayer external signs of SSI may be delayed.
• While many patients with a SSI will develop fever, it
usually does not occur immediately postoperatively,
and in fact, most postoperative fevers are not associated
with an SSI
• Flat, erythematous skin changes can occur around or
near a surgical incision during the first week without
swelling or wound drainage.
29
• Most resolve without any treatment.
• The cause is unknown but may relate to tape
sensitivity or other local tissue insult not
involving bacteria.
• antibiotics begun immediately postoperatively or
continued for long periods after the procedure do
not prevent or cure this inflammation or infection
• Therefore, the suspicion of possible SSI does not
justify use of antibiotics without a definitive
diagnosis and the institution of other therapeutic
measures such as opening the wound
30
From: Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clin Infect Dis. 2014;59(2):e10-e52. doi:10.1093/cid/ciu296
Clin Infect Dis | © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights
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• Suture removal plus incision and drainage
• Adjunctive systemic antimicrobial therapy in
conjunction with incision and drainage for
surgical site infections associated with a
significant systemic response
• ( such as erythema and induration extending >5
cm from the wound edge, temperature >38.5°C,
heart rate >110 beats/minute, or white blood cell
(WBC) count >12 000/µL (weak, low).
32
• A brief course of systemic antimicrobial therapy is
indicated in patients with surgical site infections
following clean operations on the trunk, head and
neck, or extremities that also have systemic signs of
infection
• A first-generation cephalosporin or an
antistaphylococcal penicillin for MSSA, or vancomycin,
linezolid, daptomycin, telavancin, or ceftaroline where
risk factors for MRSA are high (nasal colonization, prior
MRSA infection, recent hospitalization, recent
antibiotics
33
• Agents active against gram-negative bacteria
and anaerobes, such as a cephalosporin or
fluoroquinolone in combination with
metronidazole, are recommended for
infections following operations on the axilla,
gastrointestinal tract, perineum, or female
genital tract
34
• https://www.ahcmedia.com/articles/141208-skin-and-
soft-tissue-infections
• https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-lookup/59/2/e10
• https://www.accp.com/docs/bookstore/psap/2015B1.S
ampleChapter.pdf
• Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery 26E
(Williams, Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery
• SRB MANUAL OF SURGERY
35
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soft tissue infection

  • 1.
    Cellulitis and softtissue infection Presented by : Dr. Pritam Pandey Department of Surgery 1
  • 2.
    Soft tissue infection •Purulent (carbuncle , Furuncle , abscess ) • Non purulent ( cellulitis , necrtizing infection , erysepelas) 2
  • 3.
    Cellulitis • Non suppurativeinvasive inflamation subcutenous and fascial planes • Causative agents 1. Beta hemolytic streptococci 2. Staphylococci 3. C. perfringes 4. Grams negative organisms 3
  • 4.
    Common sites • Lowerextremities • Face • Scrotum 4
  • 5.
    Clinical features • Patientpresents with an area of expanding erythema with other sign of inflamation • Fever • Tense shiny skin • Toxic look • Diabetic patient may present with dka • No edge , no fluctuation ,n pus , no limit 5
  • 6.
    Necrotising Fascitis • Rapidlyspreading destructive invasion of skin and soft tissue including deep fascia with relative sparing of muscles. • Cause : type I - Anaerobes , gram negative, colliforms type II – Group A beta hemolytic streptococci 6
  • 7.
    Risk Factor • Diabetic •Immunocompromised • Patient on steroid therapy • Obese • Malnurished 7
  • 8.
    site • Lower extremities •Genitalia • Groin • Lower abdomen 8
  • 9.
    Clinical feature • Suddenswelling and pain with edema discoloration necrosis and ulceration • Toxemia • Foul smelling discharge ( dish water like watery pus ) • Rapid spread in short period (few hours) • Feature of mods , sepsis 9
  • 10.
    Erysepela • Spreading inflamationof skin and subcutenous caused by streptococcal pygenes almost always assocated with cutenous lymphangitis with development of rose pink rash with cutenous lymphatic edema 10
  • 11.
    Site • Orbit ,face , ear lobules • Hands , scroutum • Umbilicus in infants 11
  • 12.
    Clinical feature • Toxemia •Rash (blanchable ,fast spreading , with raised sharp margins ) • Serous discharge • Milians ear sign (skin of ear lobule adherent to subcutenous tissue ) • 12
  • 13.
    Non purulent infection •Mild ( cellulitis /erypesela with no focus of purulence ) • Moderate (typical cellulitis ,erypesela with systemic signs of infection ) • Severe ( patients who have failed oral antibiotics treatment , clinical sign of deep infection like bulla , sloughing, hypotension, immunocompromised patients , patient with systemic signs of inflamation ) 13
  • 14.
    Non purulent infections Severe •emergent surgical inspection and debridement • rule out Necrotizing fascitis • emperical antibiotics Vancomycin + pireracillin /tazobactam) • culture and sensitivity 14
  • 15.
    • Specific treatment 1.Streptococcus pyogene / clotridial sps, penicillin +clindamycin 2. Polymycrobial vancomycin +piparacillin/tazobactam 15
  • 16.
    • Moderate :iv antibiotics (cefazolin, penicillin ceftriaxone , clindamycin ) • Mild : oral antibiotics (penicillin v , cefalosporin , clindamycin ) 16
  • 17.
    • Elevation oflimb • Bandage applied with Mgso4 , glycerine 17
  • 18.
    Purulent infection Furuncle • Infectionof hair follicle • Caused by staph. Aureus • Painful swelling discharging pus 18
  • 19.
    Carbuncle • infective gangreneof subcutenous tissue • Causative agent :staph. Aureus • Common in diabetic and immunocompromised • Site : nape of neck , back , shoulder 19
  • 20.
    Clinical feature • Redhot coal like appearance • Indurated surrounding • Later on cribiform appearance and crateriform ulcer. 20
  • 21.
    Abscess Localised collection ofpuss • Fever , throbbing pain • Signs of inflamation • Fluctuating 21
  • 22.
    Purulent infection • Mild •Moderate • Severe • Systemic signs counts (>12000/<400) RR (≥24/min) pulse (≥ 90/min) temp > 38 degree celcius 22
  • 23.
    • Mild (I&D ) • Moderate and severe ( I & D and C/s) 23
  • 24.
    Emperical Treatment • Moderate TMP/SMX DOXYCYCLINE •SEVERE VANCOMYCIN LINEZOLID DAPTOMYCIN TELEVANCIN CEFTAROLINE 24
  • 25.
    Specific treatment • Moderate MSSA: TMP/SMX MRSA : DICLOXACILLIN , CEFALEXIN • SEVERE MSSA : NAFCILLIN , CEFAZOLIN , CLINAMYCIN MRSA : THOSE IN EMPERICAL 25
  • 26.
    SURGICAL SITE INFECTION Superficial •involve only the subcutaneous space, • occur within 30 days of the surgery, • documented with at least 1 of the following: (1) purulent incisional drainage, (2) positive culture of aseptically obtained fluid or tissue from the superficial wound, (3) local signs and symptoms of pain or tenderness, swelling, and erythema after the incision is opened by the surgeon (unless culture negative) (4) diagnosis of SSI by the attending surgeon or physician based on their experience and expert opinion. 26
  • 27.
    Deep incisional infection •involves the deeper soft tissue (eg, fascia and muscle) • occurs within 30 days of the operation or within 1 year if a prosthesis was inserted • has the same findings as described for a superficial 27
  • 28.
    organ/space SSI • hasthe same time constraints and evidence for infection as a deep incisional SSI, • involve any part of the anatomy (organs or spaces) other than the original surgical incision • postoperative peritonitis, empyema, or joint space infection • Any deep SSI that does not resolve in the expected manner following treatment should be investigated as a possible superficial manifestation of a deeper organ/space infection. 28
  • 29.
    • Local signsof pain, swelling, erythema, and purulent drainage provide the most reliable information in diagnosing an SSI. • In morbidly obese patients or in those with deep, multilayer external signs of SSI may be delayed. • While many patients with a SSI will develop fever, it usually does not occur immediately postoperatively, and in fact, most postoperative fevers are not associated with an SSI • Flat, erythematous skin changes can occur around or near a surgical incision during the first week without swelling or wound drainage. 29
  • 30.
    • Most resolvewithout any treatment. • The cause is unknown but may relate to tape sensitivity or other local tissue insult not involving bacteria. • antibiotics begun immediately postoperatively or continued for long periods after the procedure do not prevent or cure this inflammation or infection • Therefore, the suspicion of possible SSI does not justify use of antibiotics without a definitive diagnosis and the institution of other therapeutic measures such as opening the wound 30
  • 31.
    From: Practice Guidelinesfor the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America Clin Infect Dis. 2014;59(2):e10-e52. doi:10.1093/cid/ciu296 Clin Infect Dis | © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: [email protected]. 31
  • 32.
    • Suture removalplus incision and drainage • Adjunctive systemic antimicrobial therapy in conjunction with incision and drainage for surgical site infections associated with a significant systemic response • ( such as erythema and induration extending >5 cm from the wound edge, temperature >38.5°C, heart rate >110 beats/minute, or white blood cell (WBC) count >12 000/µL (weak, low). 32
  • 33.
    • A briefcourse of systemic antimicrobial therapy is indicated in patients with surgical site infections following clean operations on the trunk, head and neck, or extremities that also have systemic signs of infection • A first-generation cephalosporin or an antistaphylococcal penicillin for MSSA, or vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin, telavancin, or ceftaroline where risk factors for MRSA are high (nasal colonization, prior MRSA infection, recent hospitalization, recent antibiotics 33
  • 34.
    • Agents activeagainst gram-negative bacteria and anaerobes, such as a cephalosporin or fluoroquinolone in combination with metronidazole, are recommended for infections following operations on the axilla, gastrointestinal tract, perineum, or female genital tract 34
  • 35.
    • https://www.ahcmedia.com/articles/141208-skin-and- soft-tissue-infections • https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-lookup/59/2/e10 •https://www.accp.com/docs/bookstore/psap/2015B1.S ampleChapter.pdf • Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery 26E (Williams, Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery • SRB MANUAL OF SURGERY 35
  • 36.

Editor's Notes

  • #32 Table 1. Strength of Recommendations and Quality of the Evidence