Factores de riesgo, prevención y tratamiento de la celulitis en niños del Hospital del IESS de Babahoyo durante el periodo septiembre 2023 a agosto 2024.

Abstract

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection characterized by acute inflammation in soft tissues produced by bacteria such as Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus; and in turn it can be classified according to the manifestation on its symptoms. It manifests itself with redness, swelling and pain in the affected skin, also presenting general discomfort; in more serious cases, blisters, abscesses or skin ulcers may occur. The causes for their occurrence are multiple, and can be related to each other, causing any type of classification of skin conditions that can complicate or aggravate the diagnosis. In this work, a cross-sectional, descriptive investigation is carried out to determine the factors associated with childhood cellulitis in the population that attended the hospital from September 2023 to August 2024, with the purpose to understand the epidemiology of the process and proposing recommendations feasible to comply with for both children and caregivers.