Warmer Weather as a Risk Factor for Cellulitis: A Population-based Investigation

The incidence of cellulitis is highly seasonal and this seasonality may be explained by changes in the weather, specifically, temperature.Using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (years 1998 to 2011), we identified the geographic location for 773719 admissions with the primary diagnosis (ICD-9-CM code) of cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe (681.XX) and other cellulitis and abscess (682.XX). Next, we used data from the National...