Soft Tissue - Cobblestoning in Cellulitis
Caption
This is an example of “cobblestoning”. This patient initially presented to the emergency department with lower anterior leg pain, especially with walking. Physical exam revealed minor erythema but also exquisite tenderness to palpation as well as with plantar flexion. Although cellulitis is clinically diagnosed, point of care ultrasound can be used to support it. The cobblestone presence is a result of edema between subcutaneous fat. Dr. Carlo Zamora, DO, PGY-1 Riverside Regional Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency (Newport News, VA)