Ultrasound-Guided Diagnosis and Aspiration of Subdeltoid Abscess from Heroin Injection

A 49-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with shoulder pain after intramuscular injection of heroin into his right deltoid muscle. Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound identified a subdeltoid abscess, and ultrasound-guided aspiration of the fluid collection was performed. The patient w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Clauson, Amanda, Mailhot, Tom, Chilstrom, Mikaela Lynn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2014
Materias:
Technology in Emergency Care
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25493124
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2014.7.21862
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Sumario:A 49-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with shoulder pain after intramuscular injection of heroin into his right deltoid muscle. Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound identified a subdeltoid abscess, and ultrasound-guided aspiration of the fluid collection was performed. The patient was admitted and improved on antibiotics and made a complete recovery. POC ultrasound and ultrasound-guided aspiration can assist in the diagnosis and treatment of deep musculoskeletal abscesses.

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