Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center » infection http://www.orthofootankle.com Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Interesting case of the week: You will be telling stories! http://www.orthofootankle.com/2009/09/interesting-case-of-the-week-you-will-be-telling-stories/ http://www.orthofootankle.com/2009/09/interesting-case-of-the-week-you-will-be-telling-stories/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:46:05 +0000 Thomas H. Lee, MD http://www.orthofootankle.com/?p=1670 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

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

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.

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