IMAGING OF SUPERFICIAL SOFT-TISSUE INFECTIONS - SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN CASES OF CELLULITIS AND ABSCESS

The variation in the sonographic appearances of superficial soft-tissu e infections probably reflects a continuous process that leads from so ft-tissue edema, seen in cellulitis, to a fully developed abscess and that depends on the type of infection or the immune status of the host , We describe the sonographic findings seen in this process and the va riable appearance of abscesses, with emphasis on scanning techniques t hat facilitate the diagnosis of liquefaction.