Abstract
Skin and soft tissue infections may progress rapidly and take a fatal ending unless not treated in time. A 44-year old male patient without any pre-existing conditions got hospitalized with a bursitis ofthe right olecranon and unspecific general symptoms. Within a short period of time he became critically ill due this seemingly harmless infection. We describe our approach leading to the right diagnoses and the treatment of this unexpected progress.
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Bursitis / diagnostic imaging*
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Bursitis / microbiology
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Bursitis / prevention & control
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Combined Modality Therapy / methods*
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Critical Care / methods
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Disease Progression
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Elbow Joint
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Fever of Unknown Origin / diagnosis
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Fever of Unknown Origin / prevention & control
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Humans
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Male
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Shock, Septic / diagnosis*
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Shock, Septic / microbiology*
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Shock, Septic / therapy*
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Soft Tissue Infections / diagnostic imaging*
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Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology
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Soft Tissue Infections / prevention & control
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Treatment Outcome