Soft Tissue - Necrotizing Fasciitis Following Puncture Wound
Caption
A 56-year-old male presented to the ED for left leg pain after sustaining puncture wound to the foot 4 hours prior arrival. An ultrasound was performed which demonstrated fluid within fascial layers with dirty shadowing consistent with subcutaneous air at the center of the image. Nicmarie Maldonado, MD PGY-2; Eddie G. Rodriguez, MD; Miguel Agrait, MD; Michelle Surillo, MD - Division of Emergency Ultrasound, St. Luke's Medical Center/PHSU, Ponce, PR