Turiño MJC, Malherbe PJ, Vargas GI

Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 62-65
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ABSTRACT

Chemical cellulitis is the reaction of the integuments in response to the administration of toxic substances, leading to an acute inflammatory reaction that develops into an abscess or necrosis. This disease is not frequently treated in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Joaquin Albarrán Clinical-Surgical Hospital. We present the case of a patient who attended our institution because of increased volume in both upper limbs at the biceps and triceps areas, and marked skin necrosis accompanied by lesions of axillary adenopathy, one as an abscess. Antibiotics were prescribed prior to the completion of cultures, antibiogram and dressing under anesthesia, at present the lesions are in the healing phase.

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