The patient is a middle aged man who noticed a lump on his right forearm, which is solid, firm and red, with a slight heat. When he first noticed it, the lump was the size of a pea, with no breaks in the skin at all. Four days later on December 16th the patient went to his doctor because the lump had grown to the size of a golf ball. At this time a blood culture grew nothing and the patient was given a shot of keflix and sent home with Septra (SXT) Bactrim. Three days later the patient went to the emergency room because the bump was the size of a softball, he was feverish and delusional with a blood sugar well over 500. By this time the bump hurt very badly (pain scale 1-10, 8 or 9. 10 being unconscious); his whole arm was red with multiple red lines going up. Blood culture was done and the results where moderate Gram positive cocci and many Polymorphic nuclear cells. what does he have?
2006-12-09 06:42:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
The patients sounds like he had an abscess that was inadequately treated. The abscess probably led to the patient becoming septic. The infection can cause the blood sugar to go up and also accounts for your blood culture.
2006-12-09 07:31:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A migrated foreign object in his body, like a bullet or broken needle tip.
2006-12-09 06:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Staph infected boil.
2006-12-09 06:51:30 · answer #3 · answered by libby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A tumor
2006-12-09 06:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica R 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They undergo treatment to cure the cancer, and then they continue on with their lives.
2016-03-29 01:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
polymorphic fungus Wangiella dermatitidis with Staff infection.
Just a guess.
2006-12-09 06:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by Steph 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
sounds like a tumor need to get a biopsy
2006-12-09 06:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by cutiepie81289 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
shouldnt you be doing your own homework? this is a place for advice, not homework answers.
2006-12-09 06:45:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
abcess
2006-12-09 06:44:25 · answer #9 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a goiter
2006-12-09 06:44:22 · answer #10 · answered by tony pepperoni 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋