Pondicherry Journal of Nursing

Register      Login

VOLUME 13 , ISSUE 2 ( April-June, 2020 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

A Rare Case of Carbuncle at the Right Lumbar Region: A Case Report

Rajalakshmi Rajaraman

Citation Information : Rajaraman R. A Rare Case of Carbuncle at the Right Lumbar Region: A Case Report. 2020; 13 (2):37-38.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10084-12148

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 21-10-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).


Abstract

A 77-year-old client got admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute with the signs and symptoms of swelling in the right-side lower back and pain with discharge. He has been diagnosed to have carbuncle–right lumbar disorder. Carbuncle is a rare condition that may be misdiagnosed clinically, because of the atypical nature of the disease. Hence, a clear clinical picture is necessary for the identification and correct diagnosis of the case.


HTML PDF Share
  1. Carbuncle; Available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbuncle.
  2. Tripathy BB. Landmarks in the history of diabetes. In: RSSDI textbook of diabetes mellitus. 2nd ed., 2008. pp. 7–45.
  3. https://www.healthline.com/health/carbuncle.
  4. https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and treatments/guide/carbuncles-causes-treatments#1.
  5. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000825.htm.
  6. Jain AKC, Nisha ST, Viswanath S. Carbuncle in diabetics-our experience. Sch J App Med Sci 2013;1(5):493–495.
  7. Mohammed JA, Al-Ajmi S, Al-Rasheed AA. Surgical management of post carbuncle soft tissue defect in diabetic patients. Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2007;5(4).
  8. Chelliah G, Hamzah AA, Ahmed MZ, Ahmad RS. Carbuncle of the chin: A case report and literature review. Libyan J Surg 2013;2: 839571.
  9. Bhat SM. SRB's manual of surgery. 3rd ed., India: Jaypee Brothers, Medical Publishers; 2009.
  10. Das S. A concise textbook of surgery. 3rd ed., India 2001.
  11. Franklin RH. The treatment of carbuncles. Postgr Med J 1937;13(142):284–287. DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.13.142.284.
  12. National Institute of Health and Care Excellence Boils, carbuncles and staphylococcal carriage. http://cks.nice.org.uk/boils-carbuncles-and-staphylococcal carriage#!scenario:1.
PDF Share
PDF Share

© Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LTD.