Staphylococcus lugdunensis gluteal abscess in a patient with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis.
A 57-year-old end stage renal disease patient on hemodialysis (HD) presented with sepsis secondary to right buttock abscess and overlying cellulitis. She was started on broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and underwent incision and drainage with marked improvement. Her cultures grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis. This bacterium is more virulent than other coagulase negative staphylococci and has been implicated in causing a variety of serious infections but it has been underreported as a cause of skin infections in HD patients and possible other patient populations.
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, TX, USA.
Mansoor
M
Mehmood
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, TX, USA.
Faisal A
FA
Khasawneh
Staphylococcus lugdunensis; hemodialysis; skin abscess