Activity ID
11659Expires
March 21, 2025Format Type
Journal-basedCME Credit
1Fee
$30CME Provider: JAMA
Description of CME Course
A woman had a large, deep ulcer at an injection site on her thigh, with a dusky violaceous border extending 2 to 5 cm from the wound edge, fever to 39.8 °C, and elevated white blood cell count and procalcitonin level; histologic examination of excised tissue showed a dense pan-dermal neutrophilic infiltrate, and multiple blood and tissue cultures were negative. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
Keywords
Medical Education, Hypertension
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/jama.2022.2806
