A CASE OF BEHCETS-DISEASE AGGRAVATED BY GINGIVAL INFECTION WITH METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS

Authors
SUGA Y TSUBOI R KOBAYASHI S OGAWA H
Citation
Y. Suga et al., A CASE OF BEHCETS-DISEASE AGGRAVATED BY GINGIVAL INFECTION WITH METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, British journal of dermatology, 133(2), 1995, pp. 319-321
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
133
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
319 - 321
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1995)133:2<319:ACOBAB>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report a case of Behcet's disease aggravated by gingivitis and cari ous teeth infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, R ecurrent severe ulcers in the mouth, and on the genitalia and legs wer e closely linked with the infection, and dramatically improved after e xtraction of the carious teeth and administration of systemic vancomyc in hydrochloride.