Costs and Consequences Associated With Misdiagnosed Lower Extremity Cellulitis | Zendy

Qing Yu Weng | Zendy; Adam B. Raff | Zendy; Jeffrey M. Cohen | Zendy; Nicole Gunasekera | Zendy; JeanPhillip Okhovat | Zendy; Priyanka Vedak | Zendy; Cara Joyce | Zendy; Daniela Kroshinsky | Zendy; Arash Mostaghimi | Zendy

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Costs and Consequences Associated With Misdiagnosed Lower Extremity Cellulitis

Author(s) -

Qing Yu Weng,

Adam B. Raff,

Jeffrey M. Cohen,

Nicole Gunasekera,

JeanPhillip Okhovat,

Priyanka Vedak,

Cara Joyce,

Daniela Kroshinsky,

Arash Mostaghimi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

jama dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128

H-Index - 166

eISSN - 2168-6084

pISSN - 2168-6068

DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.3816

Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , emergency department , medical expenditure panel survey , emergency medicine , surgery , health care , psychiatry , health insurance , economics , economic growth

Inflammatory dermatoses of the lower extremity are often misdiagnosed as cellulitis (aka "pseudocellulitis") and treated with antibiotics and/or hospitalization. There is limited data on the cost and complications from misdiagnosed cellulitis.

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