| Image Name: | Carbuncle_Diabetes_1_040702 | File Type: | jpg | |||
| Diagnosis: |
BOIL
/ STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTION
ABSCESS |
Category: |
diabetes mellitus associated
/ infections and infestations | |||
| Morphology: | pustule | Organization: | ||||
| Pattern: | asymmetric | Color: | red / purple | |||
| Body Site: | knee | Age: | 35 years | |||
| Gender: | Male | Image Year: | 2004 | |||
| Contributor: | Jayakar Thomas, MD. PhD | First Published: | July 08, 2004 | |||
| Description: | pustules and deep seated nodules with surrounding erythema and edema | |||||
| Comments: | This 35-year-old diabetic man developed painful boils on his right knee.
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| Other Resources: | PubMed: boil | OMIM: boil | ||||
| MedlinePlus: boil | Archives of Dermatology: boil | |||||
| eMedicine: boil | Dermatology Online: boil | |||||
| PubMed: Staphylococcal infection | OMIM: Staphylococcal infection | |||||
| MedlinePlus: Staphylococcal infection | Archives of Dermatology: Staphylococcal infection | |||||
| eMedicine: Staphylococcal infection | Dermatology Online: Staphylococcal infection | |||||
| PubMed: abscess | OMIM: abscess | |||||
| MedlinePlus: abscess | Archives of Dermatology: abscess | |||||
| eMedicine: abscess | Dermatology Online: abscess | |||||
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