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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... where abscess is ... POCUS has a negative ... #POCUS #Accuracy
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess ... antibiotics as a cause ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
orbital cellulitis, abscess ... cerebrospinal fluid were negative ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
skin tissue was negative ... intraepidermal neutrophilic abscesses ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... • Enteric gram negative ... from contiguous focus ... , perinephric abscess
Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Ulcerative Colitis- ...left chest (Panel A) and leg (Panel B). The physical examination
inflammatory-cell infiltrate, abscess ... cultures were negative ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #pyoderma