Fatal subscapular staphylococcal abscess.
A previously healthy 19-year-old man had a Staphylococcus aureus subscapular abscess after trauma to the shoulder, leading to sepsis, pneumonia, and death. Subscapular abscesses are infrequently described and might represent diagnostic difficulty to the clinician as well as to the unwary autopsy pathologist.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000209:etiology; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*