Staphylococcal abscess caused by trauma with a rosebush aculeus (Plantae, Rosaceae): apropos of a case

• Main Authors: Fred Bernardes Filho (Author), Andreia Oliveira Alves (Author), Gustavo Martins (Author), Letícia Soares Sasso (Author), Carolina Mendonça Gama (Author), Gardênia Borges Cenci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous abscess is a localized collection of pus in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue usually caused by trauma. The authors report the case of a 30-year-old male patient, gardener, that presents an ulcerated plaque in the third right finger, caused by an aculeus plant wound. The examination of th...