Exuberant cutaneous ulcers on the buttocks caused by multi-resistant

• Autor(es): Pinto-Almeida, T. ; Rosmaninho, A. ; Lobo, I. ; Alves, R. ; Selores, M.
• Data: 2012
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1658
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Cutaneous infection develops because of environmental and local factors, host immunity, and organism adherence and virulence. The authors report a case of exuberant cutaneous ulcers on the buttocks of a diabetic patient. Microbiologic examination allowed the identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae and complete resolution was achieved with the appropriate antibiotic