title: [Young girl with abscesses in the face].
abstract: Skin and soft tissue infections are most often caused by Staphylococcus  aureus or various species of streptococcus. This case report summarizes  the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and clinical outcome  of a facial infection presenting as multiple abscesses in a young  and otherwise healthy girl. Nocardia brasiliensis was recovered  from abscess aspiration, and treatment failure was eventually recognized  for the recommended empirical antibiotic treatment, broad-spectrum  antibiotics and surgery.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for infeksjonssykdommer, St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim. bjorn.waagsbo@stolav.no
authors.forename: Bjørn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Waagsbø
authors.forename: Ståle
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tofteland
authors.forename: Ole Bjørn
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Kittang
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents