Interesting case of the week: You will be telling stories!

A surprise in surgery!

A woman vacations in Costa Rica 6 weeks ago.  When she returns, she notices an itch on her ankle which won’t get better.

A 6 week old itch thats infected

Since it was almost 6 weeks, we got concerned and decided to surgically debride what we thought was an infection.

Within the incision, we found what we thought was a unique abscess or boil.

We thought it was an unusual boil or abscess

As we explored closer, what a surprise! Here’s a close up.

Thomas H. Lee, M.D.