RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57677552
T1 Chapter 121. Abscess
T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176964-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57677552
RD 2024/10/11
AB A  young  man  is  seen  in  a  shelter  in  San  Antonio  after  being  evacuated  from  New  Orleans  after  the  devastating  floods  of  Hurricane  Katrina  (Figure  121-1).  He  has  facial  pain  and  swelling  and  noticeable  pus  near  the  eye.  His  vision  is  normal.  The  area  is  anesthetized  with  lidocaine  and  epinephrine.  The  abscess  is  drained  with  a  #11  blade.  The  patient  is  started  on  an  oral  antibiotic  because  of  the  proximity  to  the  eye  and  the  local  swelling  that  could  represent  early  cellulitis.  A  culture  to  look  for  methicillin-resistant  Staphylococcus  aureus  (MRSA)  was  not  available  in  the  shelter,  but  close  follow-up  was  set  for  the  next  day  and  the  patient  was  doing  much  better.