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case_images: Lateral view of the right elbow.
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case_images: F1
case_images: Adjacent to the ulna, a small air bulb was observed without other discernible abnormalities (Figures 1A and 1B).
case_images: Anterior view of the right elbow.
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case_images: F2
case_images: An ultrasound examination of the elbow was performed, showing an extensive abscess situated adjacent to the olecranon (Figure 2) with a volume of approximately 13 mL.
case_images: Abscess (arrow) situated adjacent to the olecranon on the ultrasound study.
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case_images: F3
case_images: Suspicion of the abscess extending into the olecranon was reported (Figure 3).
case_images: Mirror image artifact of the above-situated true abscess (white arrow), creating the impression of the abscess extending into the olecranon.
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case_images: F4
case_images: Color Doppler ultrasound revealed marked hyperemia in the entire elbow region (Figure 4), with the most pronounced hypervascularity observed surrounding the abscess.