Haemorrhagic bullae associated with a chicken scratch.
Complicated skin and soft tissue infection caused by a chicken scratch has rarely been reported. A 3-year-old boy who developed haemorrhagic bullae and necrotising fasciitis following a chicken scratch is reported. Morganella morganii and enterococci were cultured from the aspirate. He received antimicrobial treatment, surgical debridement and a skin graft, and recovered uneventfully.
Lee
Chun-Yi
CY
Section of Pediatrics, Chia-Yi Veterans Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
Lee
Hsiu-Fen
HF
Huang
Fang-Liang
FL
Chen
Po-Yen
PY
D000818:Animals; D001768:Blister / Q000382:microbiology*; D002645:Chickens; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020613:Morganella morganii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000209:etiology