Ultrasonographic evaluation of an unusual peri-anal induration: a possible case of deep tissue injury

High-resolution ultrasound produces good quality echo images of skin and subcutaneous lesions. Here, it was used to characterise an atypical induration, which the authors speculate might have been a deep tissue injury.

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Published inJournal of wound care Vol. 16; no. 8; p. 365
Main Authors Nagase, T, Koshima, I, Maekawa, T, Kaneko, J, Sugawara, Y, Makuuchi, M, Koyanagi, H, Nakagami, G, Sanada, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.2007
Subjects
Adult
Beds
Buttocks
Causality
Diagnosis, Differential
Early Diagnosis
Humans
Japan
Liver Failure, Acute - complications
Liver Failure, Acute - surgery
Liver Transplantation - adverse effects
Male
Obesity - complications
Pressure Ulcer - diagnostic imaging
Pressure Ulcer - etiology
Remission, Spontaneous
Reproducibility of Results
Soft Tissue Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Soft Tissue Injuries - etiology
Supine Position
Time Factors
Ultrasonography
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Summary:High-resolution ultrasound produces good quality echo images of skin and subcutaneous lesions. Here, it was used to characterise an atypical induration, which the authors speculate might have been a deep tissue injury.
ISSN:0969-0700
DOI:10.12968/jowc.2007.16.8.27859