Cellulitis Causes

• Injuries that break the skin
  
  
• Infections related to a surgical procedure
  
  
• Any breaks in the skin that allow bacteria to invade the skin (examples are chronic skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis)
  
  
• Foreign objects in the skin
  
  
• Infection of bone underneath the skin (An example is a long-standing open wound that is deep enough to expose the bone to bacteria. Sometimes this occurs in people with diabetes who have lost sensation in their feet.)