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Cellulitis chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Patients with certain risk factors may present with cellulitis of the chest. In severe cases, with disease progression, air accumulation in the subcutaneous tissue may be seen on chest x ray.
X Ray
X Ray
Patients with certain risk factors may present with cellulitis of the chest. In severe cases, with disease progression, air accumulation in the subcutaneous tissue may be seen on chest x ray. [1] [2]
References
References
- ↑ Loyer EM, DuBrow RA, David CL, Coan JD, Eftekhari F (1996). “Imaging of superficial soft-tissue infections: sonographic findings in cases of cellulitis and abscess”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 166 (1): 149–52. doi:10.2214/ajr.166.1.8571865. PMID 8571865.
- ↑ Shyy W, Knight RS, Goldstein R, Isaacs ED, Teismann NA (2016). “Sonographic Findings in Necrotizing Fasciitis: Two Ends of the Spectrum”. J Ultrasound Med. 35 (10): 2273–7. doi:10.7863/ultra.15.12068. PMID 27582527.