Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 2 years ago
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Superficial Soft Tissue Abscess with Cobblestoning on POCUS

The ultrasound shows a superficial abscess (green) with cobblestoning (yellow), near two veins and an artery (blue and red, respectively).
The management plan should be incision and drainage.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Abscess #Cobblestoning #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #labeled #SSTI
Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 2 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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