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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct 25:2018:bcr2018226935.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226935.

Neck carbuncle associated with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Motoki Hirabayashi #  1 , Hirotaka Takedomi  1 , Yuji Ando  1 , Kazuhiro Omura #  2   3
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Case Reports

Neck carbuncle associated with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Motoki Hirabayashi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: head and neck surgery; infections; skin.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Physical examination. (a) A pustule in posterior neck which is surrounded by an extensive erythematous swelling (white dotted circle). (b) The pustules that have the same features were seen at lower extremity and gluteal region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT images. CT scan showed low-density region with free air in subcutaneous shallower than longus coli muscle (white dotted line).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative findings. (a) Incision line. (b) Extensive necrotic tissues were noted and excised (arrow).
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