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ArticleCase reports in immunology2024

Multiple Abscess Collections: Antibiotics or Steroids?

Philippe Raphael Dias, Levin Bolt, Christof Iking-Konert, Mattia Arrigo, Lars C Huber

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Article in Case reports in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Philippe Raphael DiasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Stadtspital Zurich Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3443-5025
Levin BoltDepartment of Internal Medicine, Stadtspital Zurich Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.
Christof Iking-KonertDivision of Rheumatology, Stadtspital Zurich Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-3894
Mattia ArrigoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Stadtspital Zurich Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4028-2869
Lars C HuberDepartment of Internal Medicine, Stadtspital Zurich Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-4716

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aseptic abscess syndrome (AAS) is a medical rarity. The combination of multiple abscess collections in different organs, negative microbiological studies, and the association with an inflammatory bowel disease is highly suggestive for an AAS. The AAS is an acute neutrophilic dermatosis, so "generalized pyoderma gangraenosum" or "generalized bullous sweet syndrome" might be used synonymously. It is important to note that the diagnosis of an AAS can be made only after careful exclusion of an infectious disease. Of interest, despite the severity of the inflammation, patients with AAS are commonly hemodynamically stable. To date, no studies have investigated the optimal regimen, dose, and duration of therapy. Corticosteroids are the cornerstone of immunosuppression during the acute phase. After the induction phase, therapy might be switched to anakinra or infliximab.

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