trimethoprim--sulfamethoxazole-drug-combination and Folliculitis

The objective of this study was to present a case report that highlights the limitation of serum procalcitonin levels greater than 10 ng/mL as being almost exclusively secondary to septic shock. Data source was a medical intensive care unit patient at the University of Louisville. Anaphylactic shock may cause elevations of serum procalcitonin to levels greater than 10 ng/mL.

Topics: Anaphylaxis; Anti-Infective Agents; Calcitonin; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; Female; Folliculitis; Humans; Middle Aged; Protein Precursors; Shock; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

We report a 24-year-old man with a known Behcet's disease who was lost to follow-up for a year. The patient was admitted for the association of scrotal ulceration and inguinal folliculitis, suggesting a Behcet's disease flare-up. Necrotizing course of the folliculitis led to the diagnosis of skin infection caused by a community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain, carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes. Bacteriological analysis should be mandatory in the absence of specific criteria for the diagnosis of Behcet's disease.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Bacterial Toxins; Behcet Syndrome; Chlorhexidine; Colchicine; Community-Acquired Infections; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Therapy, Combination; Exotoxins; Folliculitis; Follow-Up Studies; Groin; Humans; Leg Ulcer; Leukocidins; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Necrosis; Ofloxacin; Phenindione; Scrotum; Staphylococcal Skin Infections; Stomatitis, Aphthous; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; Young Adult

Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Eosinophilia; Folliculitis; Humans; Isotretinoin; Keratolytic Agents; Male; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

Lupoid sycosis, a condition refractory to treatment, is probably a chronic scarring form of deep sycosis barbae. Reported here is successful treatment of two longstanding cases of lupoid sycosis using ultraviolet-activated 8-methoxypsoralen in combination with co-trimoxazole.

Topics: Adult; Drug Combinations; Drug Therapy, Combination; Folliculitis; Humans; Male; PUVA Therapy; Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

Gram-negative folliculitis cleared with antibiotics effective against lactose fermenting-gram-negative rods and Proteus organisms in 19 of 20 patients with acne vulgaris. The systemic antibiotic therapy was discontinued after varying periods and the infection remained clear without further treatment for four to 48 months. Nasal cultures were negative for gram-negative organisms on follow-up repeated culture in 12 patients free of infection.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Ampicillin; Bacterial Infections; Drug Combinations; Female; Folliculitis; Follow-Up Studies; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Humans; Male; Proteus Infections; Sulfamethoxazole; Time Factors; Trimethoprim; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination