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Howard Luber, MD; Somnuk Amornsiripanitch, MD; Anne W. Lucky, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH 45267-0592

Arch Dermatol. 1988;124(6):853-854.

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To the Editor.—

Cutaneous colonization and infection with Staphylococcus aureus are well-recognized complications of atopic dermatitis.¹ Topical and systemic antibiotics are administered for the treatment of these infections as well as the chronic suppression of bacterial growth of these heavily colonized individuals. As a result of long-term antibiotic therapy, resistant bacterial strains emerge, requiring development of new antibiotic agents for therapeutic success.

We report the case of a 4-year-old boy with severe atopic dermatitis and recurrent methicillin-resistant S aureus infection of his skin as well as distal phalangeal osteomyelitis. A full report of his course of osteomyelitis has been submitted for publication.

Report of a Case.—

A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis at 21 months of age. He was treated with 2% hydrocortisone ointment, 5% liquor carbonis detergens, hydroxyzine, and intermittent oral antibiotic therapy (erythromycin ethyl succinate, dicloxacillin, and cephalexin monohydrate). He was chronically colonized with S . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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