title: [Bacterial lip abscess in an immunocompetent patient].
abstract: Lip abscesses are a potentially serious condition rarely reported in the medical literature. This disease requires prompt diagnosis and treatment with hospitalization, intravenous antibiotics, and urgent surgical drainage. Clinical knowledge of this condition is essential to guide the differential diagnosis and correctly adapt the etiological treatment. The presence of necrotic and cavitated lesions requires ruling out immunosupression or methicillin-resistant agent. We report a necrotic and cavitated bacterial lip abscess caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in an immunocompetent male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Godoy-Gijón
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: del Pozo-de Dios
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Román-Curto
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D016712:Mupirocin; D003023:Cloxacillin