Red and inflamed shin of the leg in a 54 year old male patient showing cellulitis, a bacterial infection of the skin and its underlying tissues. It or

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Red and inflamed shin of the leg in a 54 year old male patient showing cellulitis, a bacterial infection of the skin and its underlying tissues. It originated in a small abrasion on the heel and the infection tracked up the inner thigh. (See image 2 showing progression of this disease two weeks later)

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