Abscess - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Muhammad Waseem, MD

Diagnosis

abscess

Body Site

knee leg

Age

17 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

skin color

Morphology

Pattern

Comments

A 17 year old boy complained of worsening painful swelling and erythema over his right knee for 5 days. On examination he had a tender fluctuant mass with a central crust overlying the knee. He felt much better after the abscess was incised and drained. After 2 days of parenteral antibiotics in the hospital, he completed a 10 day course of oral antibiotics with complete resolution of the wound. A culture of pus subseuqently grew Staphylococcus aureus.

Description

fluctuant prepatellar bursitis with abscess formation

Image Added

12/25/2001 13:06:13

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