Posted: July 25th, 2017
A 12-year-old boy is brought to the physician by
his father because of redness and swelling of his
left foot for 24 hours. Three days ago, the boy
scraped his foot while wading in a drainage
ditch. Examination of the left foot shows a
purulent abrasion with edema, erythema, and
tenderness on the lateral side. Infection is most
likely to next spread from the lateral side of the
foot to the regional lymph nodes in which of the
following areas?
(A) Lateral surface of the thigh
(B) Medial malleolus, posteriorly
(C) Popliteal fossa
(D) Sole of the foot
(E) Superficial inguinal are
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