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David Greenspan

Diagnosis

Staphylococcal infection abscess

Body Site

knee

Age

41 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red yellow

Morphology

nodule

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy 41-year-old man who worked as a kayaking day tour guide in Australia developed a painful abscess on his right knee. The infection improved quickly after incision and debridement.

Description

bloody fluctuent 2 cm nodule with surrounding erythema draining pus

Categories

infections and infestations

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3/7/2006 18:15:54

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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