09.02.2023:
This X-ray image of the left ankle shows gas in the soft tissue around the heel. The patient, a man in his seventies, was admitted to the emergency department with fever and pain in the left foot. He was known to have colon cancer with spread to the peritoneum and lungs. Four years prior to this admission, he had undergone right hemicolectomy, but had declined any further curative treatment. Three days prior to admission, he developed pain in the left ankle and, according to his spouse, he became confused and his condition declined further. There was no information about trauma, recent wounds...