Persistent Subcutaneous Abscesses Following Pseudomonas Sepsis: Treatment by Surgical Incision and Drainage

Despite appropriate and adequate antibiotic therapy, multiple subcutaneous abscesses developed in a child with Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis and meningitis. The patient's condition remained toxic until the abscesses were incised and drained.

(Arch Dermatol 115:459-460, 1979)