title: Drop the Knife and Pick Up the Transducer.
abstract: Ultrasound has a diagnostic and procedural role when managing breast abscesses. We present the case of an adolescent girl diagnosed with a breast abscess with point-of-care ultrasound who subsequently underwent ultrasound-guided aspiration as a form of definitive management.
authors.affiliation: From the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: Sathyaseelan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: Nooruddin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tejani
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Secko
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary