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Table 1 Clinical, laboratory findings and therapy

From: Community-acquired mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus: a case report

Date

Clinical signs

Hb

RBC × 109

ESR (mm/h)

CRP (mg/dL)

α2-globulin

Z-N

 

Therapy

16 December 2006

Edema, erythema (5 cm)

10.5

2.82

46

1.6

13.6

POS

POS

I+C+A (32 days)

18 January 2007

Normal

11.5

3.38

18

0.2

12.5

ND

ND

C (9 days)

27 January 2007

Edema, erythema (3 cm)

11.9

3.44

23

0.9

12.3

NEG

NEG

I+C (21 days)

15 February 2007

Normal

12.3

4.76

20

0.5

11.8

ND

ND

C (75 days)

  1. I, imipenem; C, clarithromycin; A, amikacin; Hb, hemoglobin; RBC, red blood cell count; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein Z-N, Zhiel-Neelsen staining; ND, not done.