A painful rash and a febrile illness -but could it be necrotising fasciitis? How can you tell?
A painful rash and a febrile illness -but could it be necrotising fasciitis? How can you tell?
A 63-year-old male walks into the Emergency Department with elbow and forearm pain and initially appears well.
This session covers the correct procedure for a thorough and comprehensive dermatological examination to allow the correct diagnosis of patients presenting to the ED with dermatological conditions.
This module covers the correct procedure for a thorough and comprehensive dermatological examination to allow the correct diagnosis of patients presenting to the ED with dermatological conditions.
Group A Streptococcus is responsible for many skin and soft tissue infections, which can be identified based on the appearance of the associated skin rashes.
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but severe soft tissue infection that requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis in the ED.
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but severe soft tissue infection that requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis in the ED.
Impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis and necrotising fasciitis represent a spectrum of soft tissue infections
This session covers the cause, clinical features, treatment and management of impetigo, cellulitis, erysipelas and necrotising fasciitis
A 45-year-old man attends the ED with a presenting complaint of a “personal problem”.