[Diagnostic image (185). A man with a pimple on the upper lip. Carbuncle of the upper lip].
A 24-year-old man presented with a carbuncle of the upper lip. Surgical drainage was installed and flucloxacillin was administered. Full recovery ensued. In culture Staphylococcus aureus was abundant.
van Damme
Ph A
PA
Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Mond-, Kaak- en Aangezichtschirurgie, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. ph.vandamme@mkc.umcn.nl
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002270:Carbuncle / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005436:Floxacillin