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A Neonatal Imaging Model of Gram-Negative Bacterial Sepsis
Published on: August 12, 2020
Multiple neonatal staphylococcal cold abscesses of the large folds
F Huber1, C Léauté-Labrèze, G Lina
1Paediatric Dermatology Unit, Children's Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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.
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