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Emergency department photos from initial admission showing diffuse wounds with necrosis.
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In January 2021, he returned to the ED with extreme pain and several open skin wounds draining yellow-green fluids (Figure 1).
Image from the patient's second hospital admission just prior to wound debridement.
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In February 2021, the patient presented for a Wound Care Clinic follow-up visit with diffuse large lesions draining purulent foul-smelling discharge (Figure 2). On admission day-2, extensive excisional debridement of necrotic tissue located on the left buttock, back, chest, abdomen, and bilateral upper extremities were performed (Figure 2).
Timeline of events.
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Timeline of events for this patient's case are shown in Figure 3.