Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus patellar tendon abscess and septic prepatellar bursitis in an injection drug user
We report a case of intratendinous patellar abscess and prepatellar septic bursitis following direct inoculation in a 26-year-old male injection drug user. The patient presented with 2 days of progressive knee pain, swelling, and erythema. Computed tomography demonstrated an enlarged patellar tendon...
Main Authors: | Michael Glass, MD, Brian Everist, MD, Douglas Nelson, MD, Jayden Spencer, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-02-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318304679 |
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