{"id":50,"date":"2023-03-21T13:10:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merckconnect.com\/sivextro\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:46:28","slug":"absssi-cutaneous-abscess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merckconnect.com\/sivextro\/absssi-cutaneous-abscess\/","title":{"rendered":"ABSSSI – Cutaneous Abscess – Skin Irritation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI) Cutaneous Abscess: Skin Irritation<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jason is a 47-year-old male warehouse worker who recently developed swelling, redness, and tenderness on the left side of his back, and subsequently a fever in the past 24 hours. It has been getting worse for days, and he suspects it\u2019s from wearing a poorly fitted back brace at work that irritated his skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reported signs and symptoms:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
  • On his back: swelling, redness, and pain<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Clinical examination:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
    • BMI of 28.1 kg\/m2<\/sup><\/li>
    • Vital Signs: Temp: 99.8\u00b0F; RR: 16 RPM; HR: 120 BPM;
      BP: 120\/80 mm Hg<\/li>
    • On left side of his back: 3 cm tender, firm to slightly fluctuant mass; ~188 cm2<\/sup> area of regional erythema<\/li>
    • Mild tenderness on palpation<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Lab results:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
      • WBC: 12,500 x 103<\/sup> cells\/mL<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Diagnosis:<\/strong> ABSSSI (cutaneous abscess)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Other medical factors:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
        • Hyperlipidemia<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Next steps:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
          • Initiate empiric antimicrobial therapy<\/li>
          • Incision and drainage<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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            Patients like Jason may be considered an appropriate candidate for SIVEXTRO<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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