title: Skin damage from acetylcysteine leak during percutaneous abscess drainage.
abstract: A patient experienced severe cutaneous pain and excoriation during acetylcysteine infusion at percutaneous abscess drainage. The mucolytic agent leaked back along the catheter track, causing the local reaction. Cessation of the acetylcysteine treatment, and catheter exchange resulted in improvement within a few days.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000111:Acetylcysteine