Primary Chest Wall Abscess Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
| Autor: | Correia RS; Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tondela - Viseu, Viseu, PRT., Fonseca JP; Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tondela - Viseu, Viseu, PRT., Delgado M; Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tondela - Viseu, Viseu, PRT. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Nov 08; Vol. 15 (11), pp. e48544. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 08 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.48544 |
| Abstrakt: | Primary abscess of the thoracic wall is a very rare condition that occurs spontaneously due to hematogenous dissemination of bacterial, fungal, or mycobacterial pathogens, of which Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most frequent agent. The authors describe a rare case of primary abscess of the thoracic wall. The patient presented with a painful, growing mass in the chest wall that later fistulized to the skin, draining a purulent exudate. Extensive analytical and imagiological workup was performed, showing no changes other than an expansive soft tissue formation extending from the skin surface and destructing the cartilage of the 7th right costal arch. Culture of the purulent exdudate identified Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis . The patient improved under directed antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis of a primary abscess of the thoracic wall and the causative agents contribute to the rarity of this case. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Correia et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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