Question

A 76-year-old woman in a long-term care facility develops a chronic right leg ulcer with increasing erythema and warmth extending up the calf. She is febrile 38.5°C. There is no crepitus or bullae. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Cellulitis

Answer

Deep vein thrombosis

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Contact dermatitis

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Erysipelas only

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Necrotising fasciitis

Practice question

A 76-year-old woman in a long-term care facility develops a chronic right leg ulcer with increasing erythema and warmth extending up the calf. She is febrile 38.5°C. There is no crepitus or bullae. What is the most likely diagnosis?