David McCreary; Bhaskar Sarvesh; Maria Munir – We aimed to evaluate and appraise the existing evidence on the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for identifying soft tissue foreign bodies (FBs).
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Diagnosis of Cutaneous Larva Migrans using Point of Care Ultrasound
Daniella Lamour, DO; Robert A. Farrow, DO; Jean Pierre; Daniel Puebla, MD; Paul Khalil, MD – Larva migrans is a cutaneous parasitic infection that occurs when an immature hookworm larva inadvertently penetrates the dermis of a human, typically on the extremities. Traditionally, a clinical diagnosis is made when a tortuous/serpiginous eruption is seen superficially in the skin with complaints of intense pruritus. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful diagnostic tool for soft tissue complaints in the emergency department (ED). We describe a case of an 18-year-old woman who presented to the ED with foot pruritis four days after walking on the beach barefoot.

