Five infections look different on the surface because they reach different depths of the skin. Depth is what decides how fast you have to act. Pick one, then run the clock and watch it dig down and spread out. Start a drug, or call for surgery, and see what the curve does.
A cross section of skinlive model
Depth reached —
Skin layers run shallow at the top to deep at the bottom. The deeper the track, the more serious the problem.
Marked border, hour by hourpen and ruler
Mark the edge of the redness, note the time, and check again later. A border that keeps marching out is the clearest sign a drug is not working.
Five skin and wound infectionspick one to begin
Run the clock
12 h
Depth
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Red width
0 cm
Trend
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One skin, many depthsSkin infections are grouped by the layer they reach. The outer epidermis. The dermis below it. The fat under that. Or the fascia, the tough sheet below the fat. Pick a condition to light up where it lives and what it means at the bedside.