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
  1. Skin research center, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 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