Case study: carbuncle of the neck with extensive tunnelling.
A 40 year old female developed a carbuncle at the base of the neck on the right side near the hairline. Despite her attempts to treat the carbuncle at home "it continued to enlarge and fester" (became inflamed and suppurated). She was admitted to the hospital and, following surgical incision and drainage, ET nurse consultation was requested to establish a wound treatment regimen.
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D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages / Q000592:standards*; D002270:Carbuncle / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014945:Wound Healing