Anterior abdominal wall abscess

Case contributed by Chad Wong , 1 May 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 19 May 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 42 to 40 years.
Presentation was changed:
Morbidly obese 42 year old female presents to emergency with fevers and sepsis on a background of an incisional hernia repair 1 month ago.

Systems changed:

  • Musculoskeletal

Updates to Study Attributes

Images Changes:

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Description was removed:
Incomplete imaging of L) abdomen due to body habitus, despite several attempts at repositioning.

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