Surgical site infection following orthopedic surgery in a
patient with acne: A challenging case
Sahar Dadkhahfar MD1, Laya Ohadi
MD2, Farsad Biglari MD3, Meisam
Jafari Kafiabadi MD*4
- Skin research center, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences,
Tehran, Iran
- Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid
Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Orthopedics Department, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Medical school,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding author: Meisam Jafari Kafiabadi MD, Orthopedics
Department, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Medical school,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
E-mail:
meisamjafarikafiabadi@gmail.com
AbstractPropionibacterium acnes is a typical component of the human body’s flora
and has been implicated as the causative infectious agent following a
variety of medical operations, including device installation. We present
a case of a 21-year-old male with severe global acneiform eruption with
a non-healing limb lesion near the orthopedic surgery incisions.Keywords: Propionibacterium acnes, orthopedic surgery, surgical
site infection