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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | Nerve_abscess_1_090304 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | LEPROSY | Category: | abscess / infections and infestations / linear eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | forearm / hand / wrist | Age: | 19 years | ||
| Contributor: | Piyush Kumar | ||||
| Description: | linear array of papules and nodules one of which was ulcerated | ||||
| Comments: | This 19-year-old man was evaluated for swelling over the left forearm in a linear distribution for 2 months associated with an ulcer on the wrist for 1 month. The nonhealing ulcer was preceded by a soft nodule. The left ulnar nerve was thickened and tender, and there was loss of sensation in area supplied by the nerve. Atrophy of the instrinsic muscles of the left hand and deformity middle finger were noted. No other nerves were involved. The diagnosis of pure neuritic leprosy with nerve abscess was confirmed by identifying organisms on stains of debris obtained from the ulcer. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | Hidradenitis_suppurativa_1_071126 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA | Category: | cysts / abscess | ||
| Body Site: | axilla (armpit) | Age: | 45 years | ||
| Contributor: | Jerzy Pawlak, MSc,PhD | ||||
| Description: | red nodules and cysts | ||||
| Comments: | This 45-year-old woman developed tender red nodules and cysts in her right axilla. Complicating factors included obesity, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory follicular-occlusion disorder affecting area rich in apocrine glands. The diagnosis is clinical. The severity of the disease varies significantly from isolated axillary involvement, to involvement that includes: inguinal region, buttocks,perianal region, scrotum , or the vulvae. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | ecthyma_1_060410 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM / ZOSTER | Category: | abscess | ||
| Body Site: | buttock | Age: | 12 years | ||
| Contributor: | Naeem Alhayani, DVD | ||||
| Description: | 12 years old boy presented with 2 strange large greenish bulla like abscesses on the lateral aspect of buttock and lower back.they clear rapidly with gentamycin injection and topical. | ||||
| Comments: | This 12-year-old boy developed 2 large greenish bullae on the lateral aspect of his right buttock and lower back. A bacterial culture grew pseudomonas, and the lesions cleared with intramuscular and topical gentamicin. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | bursitis_1_060117 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | BURSITIS / ABSCESS | Category: | abscess / orthopedic disorders | ||
| Body Site: | elbow | Age: | 40 years | ||
| Contributor: | Nikolaos Sferopoulos, MD | ||||
| Description: | red swollen mass with overlying crust and scale | ||||
| Comments: | This 40-year-old man with olecranon bursitis developed erythema, swelling, and tenderness of the left elbow which cleared with surgical drainage. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | NECROTIZING_FASCIITIS_1_060101 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING / GANGRENE / FOURNIER GANGRENE OF SCROTUM | Category: | abscess / infections and infestations / ulcer | ||
| Body Site: | buttock / scrotum scrotum | Age: | 40 years | ||
| Contributor: | Siddharth Lakhotia, MD | ||||
| Description: | symmetric deep necrotic ulcer with surrounding crust, erythema, and hyperpigmentation | ||||
| Comments: | This 40-year-old man with uncontrolled diabetes developed a deep ulcerated wound with foul smelling discharge on his buttocks and scrotum | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | Acne_conglobata_1_051010 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA / ACNE CONGLOBATA / SCAR / ACNE VULGARIS, CYSTIC | Category: | hair disorders / abscess | ||
| Body Site: | face / cheek cheek | Age: | 36 years | ||
| Contributor: | Adelino Picão | ||||
| Description: | confluent red papules, pustules, and cysts with ulcerations, draining sinus tracts, and violaceous scarring | ||||
| Comments: | This 36-year-old man had a history of hidradenitis suppurativa of the axillae for 6 years. Ten months after the onset of hidradenitis he developed severe confluent red papules, pustules and cysts with draining sinuses on his face. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | Hidradenitis_Supurativa_2_050926 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA | Category: | abscess / acneiform / infections and infestations / lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors) | ||
| Body Site: | breast | Age: | 32 years | ||
| Contributor: | Kirsten Mc Naught | ||||
| Description: | red papules, nodules, and plaques some with central crusts | ||||
| Comments: | This 32-year-old woman had recurrent painful pustules, cysts, and draining sinuses on her left breast. The lesions improved with oral retinoids. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | hidradenitis_suppurativa__1_050808 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA / ABSCESS | Category: | abscess / lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors) | ||
| Body Site: | axilla (armpit) / breast chest | Age: | 40 years | ||
| Contributor: | Juanita Schwed | ||||
| Description: | symmetric intertriginous cysts, nodules, and draining sinus tracts | ||||
| Comments: | this 40-year-old woman developed painful recurrent cysts with draining sinus tracts in both axillae, chest wall and breasts. She was treated with vancomycin and ciprofloxacin. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | sporotrichosis_1_041202 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | SPOROTRICHOSIS / FUNGAL INFECTION, DEEP | Category: | infections and infestations / abscess | ||
| Body Site: | forearm / finger hand | Age: | 60 years | ||
| Contributor: | Roberson Ramos, MD | ||||
| Description: | thick linear violaceous confluent papules, pustules, and plaques | ||||
| Comments: | A 60-year-old woman developed multiple subcutaneous nodules and abscesses on her right hand and forearm 7 days after cutting her finger on an orange tree prickle. The first lesions appeared on her right third finger and them spread along her hand and forearm. She subsequently after 4 months of treatment with oral potassium iodide. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | sporotrichosis_2_041202 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | SPOROTRICHOSIS / FUNGAL INFECTION, DEEP | Category: | infections and infestations / lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors) / abscess / tropical medicine | ||
| Body Site: | forearm / finger hand | Age: | 60 years | ||
| Contributor: | Roberson Ramos, MD | ||||
| Description: | thick linear violaceous confluent papules, pustules, and plaques | ||||
| Comments: | A 60-year-old woman developed multiple subcutaneous nodules and abscesses on her right hand and forearm 7 days after cutting her finger on an orange tree prickle. The first lesions appeared on her right third finger and them spread along her hand and forearm. She subsequently after 4 months of treatment with oral potassium iodide. | ||||
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