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Acute paronychia in a neonate secondary to clindamycin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Paronychia is a common inflammatory condition of the nail fold that is often associated with infection. Causes can be fungal, viral, or most commonly, bacterial. Neonatal paronychia is a rare… Click to show full abstract

Paronychia is a common inflammatory condition of the nail fold that is often associated with infection. Causes can be fungal, viral, or most commonly, bacterial. Neonatal paronychia is a rare presentation with only one previously reported case in the literature of a patient younger than 1 month of age. This is a case of an 8‐day‐old neonate with acute bacterial paronychia caused by clindamycin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Keywords: clindamycin resistant; acute paronychia; staphylococcus aureus; paronychia; resistant staphylococcus

Journal Title: Pediatric Dermatology
Year Published: 2022

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