Table 5.

Possible causes and location of cellulitis

	Admitted (n=206)	Non-admitted (n=96)
Possible source
Unknown	76 (36.9)	30 (31.2)	p=0.339
Skin sore	17 (8.3)	0 (0)	p=0.004
Trauma	45 (21.8)	15 (15.6)	p=0.207
Insect bite	31 (15.0)	35 (36.5)	p<0.001
Lymphoedema	1 (0.5)	0 (0)	–
Other*	36 (17.5)	16 (16.7)	p=0.862
Location†
Face	56 (27.2)	5 (5.2)	p<0.001
Head and neck	9 (4.4)	3 (3.1)	p=0.758
Upper limbs	14 (6.8)	13 (13.5)	p=0.056
Torso	8 (3.9)	7 (7.3)	p=0.255
Groin and buttocks	11 (5.3)	16 (16.7)	p=0.001
Lower limbs	54 (26.2)	21 (21.9)	p=0.416
Extremities	76 (36.9)	43 (44.8)	p=0.191

Values are n (%).

*Other includes animal bite, recent injection site, rash, wound or foreign body infection and sinusitis.

†Some cases involved infection of multiple sites.