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Going beyond the surface material: A podcast episode on cellulitis

PEMBlog

Complications that you should be aware of include bacteremia, endocarditis, septic arthritis, or osteomyelitis. If you think that there’s an abscess, you can diagnose it clinically by a localized area of induration or fluctuance or use an ultrasound. Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2053.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. Ekirch, who was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy in 2023, was recommended by her doctor to try an expensive blood plasma treatment called intravenous immunoglobulin to ease her near-constant pain.