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

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... POCUS is more accurate ... distinguishing abscess from cellulitis ... POCUS has a negative ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Tonsillitis on POCUS

An enlarged tonsil (typical size: just >1cm) is being viewed with power doppler. Enlarged
Tonsillitis on POCUS ... ) supports the diagnosis ... peritonsillar cellulitis ... #Tonsillitis #POCUS
Clinical Presentation of Conditions That Mimic Cellulitis and True Cellulitis 

 - Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Conditions That Mimic Cellulitis ... and True Cellulitis ... Erythema migrans - Cellulitis ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Cellulitis
Cellulitis Mimics Schema
Chronic
 - Unilateral
 - Bilateral
Acute
- Infectous
- Non-infectious

Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Cellulitis #Mimickers #Schema #Mimics #Diagnosis
Cellulitis Mimics ... LizzyHastie #Cellulitis ... Schema #Mimics #Diagnosis
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
Preseptal Cellulitis ... vs Orbital Cellulitis ... Preseptal Cellulitis ... Anaerobes Orbital Cellulitis ... #comparison #diagnosis
Localized skin infections and associations: Cellulitis, Bite wounds, Ulcers, Nodules, Eschars 

#SSTIs
#associations
#SkinInfections
#cellulitis
#ulcer
#eschar
#bites
#nodules
#differential
#diagnosis
#infectiousdisease
associations: Cellulitis ... SkinInfections #cellulitis ... differential #diagnosis
TYPICAL APPEARANCE OF “COBBLESTONING” IN CELLULITIS.  ANECHOIC OR HYPOECHOIC EDEMA IS SEEN WITHIN THE HYPODERMIS,
COBBLESTONING” IN CELLULITIS ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS ... #Cellulitis #Cobblestoning
Red Leg - Cellulitis Mimickers
 - Unilateral
     • Contact Dermatitis
Red Leg - Cellulitis ... LizzyHastie #cellulitis ... mimickers #redleg #diagnosis
ALT-70 Cellulitis Score
- Asymmetry (unilateral leg involvement)
- Leukocytosis
- Tachycardia
- Age > 70

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28215446/

Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH
ALT-70 Cellulitis ... hswapnil #ALT70 #Cellulitis ... #Score #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Necrotizing Fasciitis: 

Cellulitis, 
Superficial abscess, 
Deep vein thrombosis 
(see phlegmasia cerulea dolerans), 
Compartment
Differential Diagnosis ... Fasciitis: Cellulitis ... Necrotizing cellulitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis