Ann Dermatol.  2016 Aug;28(4):528-529. 10.5021/ad.2016.28.4.528.

Periungual Abscess Caused by Citrobacter braakii in a Patient with Chronic Paronychia

• Bae SH
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 2344837
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2016.28.4.528

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Abscess*
Citrobacter*
Humans
Paronychia*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) A painful grayish 0.8×0.6 inch sized (2.0×1.5 cm) abscess on her right thumb in a 68-year-old women. (B) One week after incision and drainage with antibiotics treatment, the abscess cleared only leaving mild skin excoriation, trachionychia and Beau's line, which all releaved afterwards.

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