Cellulitis is frequently misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary antibiotic exposure, avoidable hospitalizations, delayed recognition of underlying conditions, and increased healthcare costs. This video explores the key differences between cellulitis and Acute Inflammatory Edema (AIE), highlights important clinical clues and comorbidities, and explains how the ALT-70 score can support more accurate bedside diagnosis. Watch now to strengthen your differential diagnosis approach and improve patient outcomes. Have you encountered patients treated repeatedly for “cellulitis” who were later diagnosed with another condition? ##References## Raff AB, Weng QY, Cohen JM, et al.
A predictive model for diagnosis of lower extremity cellulitis: a cross-sectional study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017;76(4):618–625. Marchionne EM, McCalmont TH, Pincus LB, et al. Acute inflammatory edema: a mimicker of…
