Emergency department visit for a 20-year-old student who presents with a painful sunburn with blister formation on the back.
Emergency department visit for a child presenting with impetigo localized to the face.
Emergency department visit for a patient with a minor traumatic injury of an extremity with localized pain, swelling, and bruising.
Emergency department visit for an otherwise healthy patient whose chief complaint is red, swollen cystic lesion on his/her back.
Emergency department visit for a patient presenting with a rash on both legs after exposure to poison ivy.
Emergency department visit for a young adult patient with infected sclera and purulent discharge from both eyes without pain, visual disturbance, or history of foreign body in either eye.
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