Abscess, Boil, Furuncle - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

abscess boil furuncle

Body Site

abdomen

Age

7 months

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A 7 month old girl with chronic widespread atopic dermatitis developed low grade fevers and a fluctuant tender right breast mass. Her mother developed an abscess on her left cheek, her father developed a boil on his abdomen, and her grandmother developed a boil on her right wrist. The breast abscess was incised and drained yielding 20 cc's of pus, and all 3 were treated with oral cephalexin.

Description

swollen tender mass with overlying erythematous scaly papules

Image Added

3/31/2002 12:21:21

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