title: Cutaneous abscess after Conus textile sting.
abstract: We present a 31-year-old man who, after a Conus textile sting acquired in New Caledonia, developed a cutaneous abscess on a buttock. The abscess was accompanied by pain, paraesthesia, general malaise, and fever. Complete remission was achieved by sodium hypochlorite packs and oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, metronidazole, and tramadol.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Anestesiologia, Terapia Intensiva e Scienze Dermatologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S., Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. stefano.veraldi@unimi.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Veraldi
authors.forename: Silvia Alberti
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Violetti
authors.forename: Stefano Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Serini
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology; D020916:Conotoxins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D052078:Conus Snail; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009510:New Caledonia; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D020916:Conotoxins; C059360:Conus textile toxin; D004202:Disinfectants; D008795:Metronidazole; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite