We present a case of an 11-year-old boy with an unusual skin abscess containing a chequered periwinkle marine snail (Littorina scutulata). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Low Back Pain

  An immunocompromised patient presented with chronic low back pain as the initial symptom and a subcutaneous abscess as the initial sign of disseminated aspergillosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Back Pain

  An immunocompromised patient presented with chronic low back pain as the initial symptom and a subcutaneous abscess as the initial sign of disseminated aspergillosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Cutaneous Manifestation

  With the rising incidence of immunocompromised patients, cutaneous manifestation of aspergillosis may become more common. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Candida

  We describe a case of Candida albicans subcutaneous abscess without fungemia, which can be associated with central venous catheter. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The primary outcome was clinical cure of the abscess, assessed 7 to 14 days after the end of the treatment period. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]