Seasonal and regional patterns of lower leg cellulitis in Western Australia.
Laurens ManningJeffrey CannonJohn DyerJonathan CarapetisPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2019)
In most non-tropical regions of WA, LLC is a summer disease, while in the warmer tropical regions of WA where year-round temperatures are higher, no seasonality was observed, but overall incidence of LLC presentations were higher. These findings may have important implications for public health messaging and research around prevention of LLC.