title: "More than skin deep": Recurrent primary hand abscesses in a warehouse operative.
abstract: A 25-year-old male right-hand dominant warehouse operator presented with two hand infections within 12 weeks both requiring surgical drainage and antimicrobial therapy. Subsequent testing confirmed Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA). This case highlights the need for prompt multidisciplinary management of hand infections to consider, diagnose and manage atypical infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
keywords: Hand abscess; PVL-SA; atypical infection