Abstract
We present a 31-year-old man who, after a Conus textile sting acquired in New Caledonia, developed a cutaneous abscess on a buttock. The abscess was accompanied by pain, paraesthesia, general malaise, and fever. Complete remission was achieved by sodium hypochlorite packs and oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, metronidazole, and tramadol.
© 2011 International Society of Travel Medicine.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / drug therapy
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Abscess / etiology*
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Adult
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Animals
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Bites and Stings
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Buttocks* / pathology
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Conotoxins / adverse effects*
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Conus Snail
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Disinfectants / therapeutic use
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Humans
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Male
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Metronidazole / therapeutic use
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New Caledonia
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / etiology*
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Sodium Hypochlorite / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Conotoxins
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Conus textile toxin
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Disinfectants
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Metronidazole
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Sodium Hypochlorite