A patient presents to the emergency department with a 5-day-old laceration exhibiting warmth, erythema, and slight edema, but no fever, purulent discharge, or fluctuance. Which type of wound complication is this presentation most indicative of?
Lymphangitic streak
Cellulitis
Erythema migrans
Abscess formation
Cellulitis is a bacterial skin infection presenting with warmth, erythema (redness), and edema (swelling), often without purulent discharge or systemic symptoms in its early stages. Abscess formation usually involves a collection of pus and may present with fluctuance; therefore, the lack thereof makes it less likely in this scenario. A lymphangitic streak would suggest infection spreading to the lymphatic system accompanied by such findings as lymphadenopathy and systemic signs of infection, which are not described here. Erythema migrans is a rash commonly associated with Lyme disease and presents differently, typically starting at the site of a tick bite and expanding over days or weeks with a characteristic 'bull's-eye' appearance.
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