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case_images: (a) Swelling, induration, and purulence of the right forearm 3 days after a suspected bite sustained by the patient while working in his yard. (b) Progression of swelling, redness, and induration to the entire right forearm by day 4 following suspected exposure. (c) Deep forearm wound after copious amount of pus was evacuated from the muscle layer on day 8 of hospital admission or day 11 following suspected exposure.
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case_images: Three days later, the area remained painful and indurated and started draining purulent material (Figure 1a). The next day, the swelling extended to his right forearm (Figure 1b) and he developed regional axillary lymph node enlargement. On hospital day 8, the patient underwent incision and drainage deep into the muscle layer (Figure 1c).