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Alexander Roesch, MD; Hans-Joerg Linde, MD; Michael Landthaler, MD; Thomas Vogt, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:1520-1522.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 21-year-old female nurse who worked in an inpatient cardiology department presented with a 6-month history of continuously recurring skin abscesses and soft tissue infections. Her medical history revealed atopic diathesis with rhinoconjunctivitis and chronic eczema. The atopic eczema and the recurrent abscesses had not been medically treated. A differential blood cell count and immunoelectrophoresis did not show any hematologic or immunologic deficiencies. Reportedly, her former boyfriend also had suffered from recurring abscesses some months earlier. He has not received any special medical treatment either, to our knowledge.

Clinical examination revealed multiple pustules and abscesses mainly disseminated on the patient’s back and limbs. The largest lesion, which was approximately 3 cm in diameter, was seen in the thoracolumbar region of the back. Microbiologic culture showed abundant Staphylococcus aureus organisms in evacuated pus and colonization of the anterior nares. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany