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Bacterial Skin Infections
  • Cellulitis
    • What is cellulitis?
    • What causes cellulitis?
    • What are the symptoms of cellulitis?
    • How can doctors tell if I have cellulitis?
    • How do doctors treat cellulitis?
    • How can I prevent cellulitis?
  • Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses
    • Folliculitis
      • What is folliculitis?
      • What causes folliculitis?
      • What are the symptoms of folliculitis?
      • How do doctors treat folliculitis?
    • Skin Abscesses
      • What are skin abscesses?
      • What causes skin abscesses?
      • What are the symptoms of skin abscesses?
      • How do doctors treat skin abscesses?
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