title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus caruncle abscess.
abstract: A 60-year-old woman under treatment for a left lower eyelid abscess developed a right caruncle abscess. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was identified in cultures performed on both lesions. Treatment consisted of oral ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin drops. There was resolution of both lesions with incision and drainage, and antibiotic therapy. MRSA is a pathogen that can be readily isolated from the caruncle. The authors are unaware of previous reported cases of a MRSA caruncle abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oculoplastics, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Eli L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D011804:Quinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D008712:Methicillin; D000077266:Moxifloxacin