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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.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flege
authors.forename: Rüdger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böcker
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pallua
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: Tim-Philipp
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002062:Bursitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D004551:Elbow Joint; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome