Klebsiella Thigh Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Redness over the thigh. POCUS shows this.  
Soft tissue air/gas, very worrisome for necrotizing fasciitis.
Interestingly this was a false positive. Plastics took to the OR and found it was actually an abscess growing Klebsiella.

- Dr. Dan Kim @dan___kim

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 6 years ago
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