Soft tissue and XXXX .

@entity1143 @entity32 @entity625 @entity548 @entity39 @entity7994 @entity5414 @entity12897 @entity2688 @entity2348 @entity281 @entity465 @entity733 @entity6735
Soft tissue @entity281 may be acute or chronic and may be introduced by the haematogenous route, or by inoculation, including surgical @entity281 , or spread from other areas. The spectrum of infecting organism differs in @entity281 , in @entity465 or when foreign bodies, including prostheses, are present. @entity2348 are usually more rapid than those due to fungi or atypical organisms. Inflammation usually begins as @entity2688 , proceeding through @entity39 to cavitation and @entity733 formation, sometimes complicated by @entity548 . Imaging, apart from @entity7994 in selected cases, is rarely helpful in the early stages, but early diagnosis of @entity6735 and @entity39 is mandatory. When @entity281 is established, US, CT and @entity7994 all have individual value in diagnosis, including biopsy, and in directing therapy, including percutaneous or surgical drainage or debridement. Both @entity7994 and CT are best suited to monitoring progress. @entity5414 presents as rapidly progressive, @entity625 , and early diagnosis is essential to prevent long-term morbidity. Ultrasound offers the best method of detecting @entity1143 and @entity12897 , but aspiration is usually required for diagnosis. In more advanced stages CT is valuable for revealing destructive changes, and @entity7994 for documenting intra-articular changes and detecting @entity32 in surrounding bone.
