Skin ulceration Note that the patient was unable to complete the exam and the study was performed without intravenous contrast. Also note that the distal tip of the fibula was not entirely included on the axial sequences.Within the limits of this exam, there are no marrow signal abnormalities to suggest osteomyelitis. There is mild diffuse subcutaneous edema of the leg and although this becomes confluent along various portions of the leg, there are no specific findings to suggest abscess.There is fatty atrophy of the musculature of the leg most severely involving the posterior compartment. Edema type signal is noted within muscles of the anterolateral compartment which is nonspecific in nature and may reflect inflammation or subacute atrophy. Muscle atrophy and soft tissue edema also affects the right leg on the large field-of-view but again there are no marrow signal abnormalities to suggest osteomyelitis.
Soft tissue inflammation of the leg without evidence of osteomyelitis.