Lower extremity cellulitis The examination is significantly limited by the patient's body habitus, by motion artifact, and the inability to complete all sequences.There is diffuse subcutaneous edema and skin thickening of the lower extremity. There is some fluid signal tracking between the muscles of the lower extremity particularly medially with some increased signal is also noted involving the muscles themselves. Within the limits of exam, there is no focal fluid collection identified. There is no evidence of soft tissue gas on MRI.Marrow signal of the tibia and fibula appear normal.
Significantly limited exam demonstrates extensive subcutaneous and muscle edema with fluid signal tracking intermuscularly.