Staphylococcus lugdunensis Abscesses Complicating Molluscum Contagiosum in Two Children |
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| Authors: | Marc Lacour M.D. Klara Maria Posfay‐Barbe M.D. M.S. P.D. Giorgio Carlo La Scala M.D. P.D. |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Pediatric Dermatology Clinic, University of Geneva Children's Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland;2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Geneva Children's Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland;3. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Geneva Children's Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | We report the occurrence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis abscesses in two girls with molluscum contagiosum who both required surgical intervention under general anaesthesia. S. lugdunensis is a coagulase‐negative Staphylococcus recently recognized as an emerging human pathogen. Because of its ubiquitous nature and the high prevalence of molluscum contagiosum in children, it is likely that this as yet unreported association may be underestimated, thus raising the question as to whether bacterial culture of superinfected mollusca should be obtained more often. |
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