Rare Presentation of Sepsis Caused by Necrotizing Scalp Infection

Overview

Journal J Surg Case Rep

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2020 Mar 25

PMID 32206295

Authors

Katrina Tulla

Shannon Caesar-Peterson

Anouchka Coste

Joye Wang

Norman Morrison

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Abstract

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant (CA-MRSA) is a rising cause of skin and soft tissue infections over the last decade with potentially serious complications. In this article, we describe a case of a large scalp and post-auricular abscess complicated by bacteremia. This is a case of a 73-year-old female who presented with altered mental status was found to have two fluctuant scalp abscesses, bacteremia with necrosis. The patient was promptly treated with intravenous antibiotics, multiple operative debridements without calvarial periosteum involvement defects requiring split-thickness skin grafts for wound closure. This case highlights the severity of a CA-MRSA skin infection in an atypical location.

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