A Case of Onychia and Paronychia by Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
- Author:
Joon LEE
1
;
Chong Won CHOI
;
Soo Hong PARK
;
Ga young LEE
;
Won Serk KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. gygy.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Onychia;
Paronychia;
S. lugdunensis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cephalosporins;
Clarithromycin;
Edema;
Humans;
Male;
Nails;
Paronychia;
Skin;
Staphylococcus;
Staphylococcus lugdunensis;
Suppuration;
Thumb
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2012;50(1):70-72
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is part of the normal human skin flora and has the ability to establish primary infection in deep skin and vascular infections. A 41-year-old male presented with brittle, thick, crusted right thumb nail with yellow to brown discoloration and erythematous edema around the nail fold. We identified S. lugdunensis by bacterial culture for the pus. The lesion was improved after 2 months treatment of oral cefditoren and clarithromycin. We report a case of onychia and paronychia caused by S. lugdunensis.
