Table 2 Clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and outcomes among 465 cellulitis cases

Lower extremities involved (%)

364 (78.3)

304 (82.4)

60 (62.5)

<0.001

Sepsis at admission (%)

127 (27.3)

103 (27.9)

24 (25.0)

0.568

WBC, mean 10⁹/L (SD)

10.3 (4.9)

10.2 (5.0)

10.5 (4.8)

0.572

Hb (g/dL), mean (SD)

12.9 (2.2)

12.9 (2.2)

13.0 (2.3)

0.658

PLT/mm³ (SD)

200.6 (78.9)

195.0 (77.2)

221.9 (82)

0.003

Lactic acid (mmol/L), mean (SD)

1.8 (1.2)

1.8 (1.2)

1.9 (1.3)

0.917

Cr (mg/dL), mean (SD)

1.3 (1.7)

1.4 (1.9)

1.1 (0.7)

0.175

CK (U/L), mean (SD)

142.1 (343)

144.2 (368)

131.8 (165.9)

0.813

CRP (mg/dL), mean (SD)

6.3 (7.6)

6.3 (7.7)

6.3 (7.4)

0.993

GOT (IU/L), mean (range)

31.0 (23.6)

30.4 (19.8)

33.2 (34.4)

0.5

Albumin (g/dL), mean (SD)

3.1 (0.7)

3.1 (0.7)

3.2 (0.6)

0.71

Recurrence within 6 months (%)

57 (12.3)

54 (14.6)

3 (3.1)

0.001

Death within 30 days (%)

3 (0.6)

3 (0.8)

0 (0)

1.0

Length of stay, days (SD)

9 (6.5)

8 (5.8)

11 (8.1)

0.001

Duration of antimicrobial therapy, days (SD)

14 (9.7)

13 (9)

17 (12)

0.003