Not What It Seems: Deep Tissue Infection Presenting as Cellulitis

A 34-year-old male with diabetes presented to the emergency department with four days of progressively worsening redness, swelling and pain to his left buttock. The patient denied fevers, chills, rectal pain or purulent drainage from his rectum. His initial vital signs were heart rate of 82; bl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caroline T. Brandon, Tarina Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2015-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3h9148p0