Author |
Causative Pathogen |
Clinical Presentation |
Treatment |
Outcome |
Sugimoto and colleagues [14] |
Staphylococcus aureus |
Cellulitis of the right forefoot, interdigital macerations due to tinea pedis, focal abscess in the third toe |
Incision and drainage of the abscess. Cotrimoxazole and rifampin for two weeks |
Full recovery after two weeks of treatment |
Veraldi and colleagues [17] |
Staphylococcus aureus |
Dermatitis on both feet |
0.05% sodium hypochlorite footbaths. Oral ciprofloxacin (500 mg/day for 10 days) |
Remission after five days of therapy |
Vanhooteghem and colleagues [18] |
Aeromonas sobria |
Superficial necrotic dermatitis of the right tibia |
Oral ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily. Local gentamicin cream |
Full recovery after four weeks of treatment |
Vanhooteghem and Theate [19] |
Mycobacterium marinum |
Erythematous plaque on the left foot |
Clarithromycin (1 mg/day) for three days and oral rifampicin (750 mg/day) |
Nodules regressed after eight weeks of therapy |