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Multiple neonatal staphylococcal cold abscesses of the large folds
Author(s) -
Huber F,
LéautéLabrèze C,
Lina G,
Sarlangue J,
Taïeb A,
Boralevi F
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01738.x
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilicus (mollusc) , staphylococcus aureus , abscess , staphylococcal infections , neonatal sepsis , lymph node , sepsis , surgery , pathology , bacteria , genetics , biology
Background We describe three neonates who presented around the tenth day of life with multiple bilateral fluctuating cold abscesses situated in the lymph node areas, with secondary fistulation but without associated fever or general symptoms. Results In all cases, Staphylococcus aureus was found in the abscesses and the umbilicus with similar antibiograms. The evolution was good and the children remained in good health afterwards. Conclusion Disseminated neonatal staphylococcal infections with a benign evolution are not commonly described in the medical literature. Clinically, cold inflammatory abscesses of the large folds associated with omphalitis may correspond to either transient bacteriemia well controlled in an immunocompetent host or more likely a local contamination process.