Hypodermitis

Hypodermatitis (ancient Greek ύποδερμίτης - subcutaneous skin; obsolete hypodermatosis) is an acute inflammation of the subcutaneous fatty tissue, clinically manifested by painful erythema, swelling, subsequent thickening and infiltration.

Hypodermatitis is an inflammation of the hypodermis, which is located under the skin and consists of adipose tissue. As a result of the disease, redness, swelling, soreness and thickening appear on the skin. Most often, hypodermitis occurs after an injury or a malnutrition of the skin, for example, with hypovitaminosis. The main reason for the development of this type of purulent process is injury to tissues affecting the hypodermis. But after the wounds heal, the inflammatory process may reappear, causing relapses. The causative agents can be various microorganisms. Symptoms of cutaneous hypodermitis: With hypodermitis, only the hypodermis is affected, in contrast to furunculosis, when all layers of the skin are involved in the pathological process. As a rule, the reasons for the development of hypodermitis: * recurrent trauma to the skin, in which secondary penetration of infection occurs due to scar changes; • dysbacteriosis