My son was diagnosed w/ CA-MRSA in Aug. Now diagnosed w/ Stye. what's the likelihood for it to be MRSA?

Question

He is a highschool FB player. 2 other players were diagnosed with staph about the same time in August; and they had recently had recurrence of MRSA. The eye doctor is convinced that it is Stye, and not likely MRSA - despite the history.

Answer 1

CA MRSA does have a tendency to keep coming back but I've never heard of it (or even read of it) presenting as a stye. Typically it presents as a cellulitis (patch of skin that's red/warm/painful) or an abscess/boil - two forms that I've sure everyone on the football team has become all too familiar with lately.

Styes, as you've likely heard from the eye doctor, are almost always well-treated with warm compresses and no antibiotics.