The term cellulitis is commonly used to indicate a nonnecrotizing inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, a process usually related to acute infection that does not involve the fascia or muscles. Cellulitis is characterized by localized pain, swelling, tenderness, erythema, and warmth.
The regions on chromosomes 7 and 12 may coincide with the asthma and atopy loci on the same chromosomes. Polymorphism in the IL1 cluster on chromosome 2 has also been shown to influence the severity of the disease (95, 96).
1 Short description: Asthma NOS. 2  ICD-9-CM 493.90 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 493.90 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.