[Solved]: A 32-year-old male goes to his physician with…

A 32-year-old male goes to his physician with complaints of a tender, swollen, and red foot. He reports that he noticed the tenderness about 5 days ago after stepping on a fishing hook while on vacation. He treated the sore with antimicrobial ointment and kept it covered for a couple of days. However, instead of the sore healing, he noticed that it developed a large area of redness and that the swelling increased each day. The physician performs an examination on the area and diagnoses the patient with cellulitis, an infection of the deep layers of the skin.Which external barrier was compromised, allowing for this patient’s infection