1. A 29-year-old man with an unusual cause of an abscess.
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Vachhani S and Cioletti A
- Subjects
- Adult, Animals, Community-Acquired Infections diagnosis, Diagnosis, Differential, Edema parasitology, Humans, Male, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Skin Diseases, Parasitic therapy, Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis, Abscess parasitology, Diptera, Scalp Dermatoses parasitology, Skin Diseases, Parasitic diagnosis
- Abstract
A 29-year-old man with no medical history presented with a left scalp abscess and left temporal oedema. He was initially started on treatment for community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Over the next 2 weeks, his swelling improved; however, he continued to have localised swelling and drainage from the area. Eventually, larvae of a botfly were removed from his scalp, and his symptoms resolved., (2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.)
- Published
- 2014
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