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The leg of a patient with heavy-duty IV drug use. Some are needle-injection sites, some are skin infection sites, and some are both.

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follow on photos and update from previous post. The patient did very well overnight and showed no further signs post #antivenin Turns out it was a #tiger-snake in the end, a family member brought in the specimen for confirmation. The pt reports the “pressure pain” at the bite site has reduced but as you can see from the photos, the wound is still concerning and some areas have become more reddened, with reduced sensation at the bite site.

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