WormMine: DiseaseOntology DOID:3488 cellulitis Disease Ontology

• Namespace: disease_ontology
• Obsolete: false
• Description: A skin disease where there is a diffuse infection of connective tissue with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in the skin, cuts, blisters, burns, insect bites, surgical wounds, or sites of intravenous catheter insertion.

1 Ontology

• Name: Disease Ontology

7 Parents

Identifier	Name	Description
DOID:7	disease of anatomical entity	A disease that manifests in a defined anatomical structure.
DOID:4	disease	A disease is a disposition (i) to undergo pathological processes that (ii) exists in an organism because of one or more disorders in that organism.
DOID:37	skin disease	An integumentary system disease that is located_in skin.
DOID:16	integumentary system disease	A disease of anatomical entity that is located_in the integumentary system comprising the skin and its appendages.
DOID:17	musculoskeletal system disease	A disease of anatomical entity that occurs in the muscular and/or skeletal system.
DOID:65	connective tissue disease	A musculoskeletal system disease that affects tissues such as skin, tendons, and cartilage.
DOID:3488	cellulitis	A skin disease where there is a diffuse infection of connective tissue with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in the skin, cuts, blisters, burns, insect bites, surgical wounds, or sites of intravenous catheter insertion.

7 Relations

Relationship	Parent Term . Identifier	Child Term . Identifier
is_a	DOID:37	DOID:3488
is_a	DOID:65	DOID:3488
is_a	DOID:4	DOID:3488
is_a	DOID:17	DOID:3488
is_a	DOID:16	DOID:3488
is_a	DOID:7	DOID:3488
is_a	DOID:3488	DOID:4558

1 Synonyms

• Name: DOID:2472
• Type: alt_id