Morganella Morganii Causing Abscess Over the Anterior Chest Wall- A Case Report
Correspondence Address :
Dr. D. Vijaya,
Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology, AIMS, BG Nagara-571448, Karnataka,India.
Phone : 94820 09120, E-mail : vijayadanand @ rediffmail.com
A 17-year-old female college student presented with recurrent abscess over the anterior chest wall since one and half year. Morganella morganii was isolated from the aspirated pus. Patient was started on oral ciprofloxacin and the lesion resolved in two weeks.
Anterior chest wall, Ciprofloxacin, Enterobacteriaceae, Morganella morganii
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8588.4898
Date of Submission: Jan 21, 2014
Date of Peer Review: Jun 08, 2014
Date of Acceptance: Jul 19, 2014
Date of Publishing: Sep 20, 2014
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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