Massive carbuncle in a patient with diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Carbuncle is a skin infection with deep subcutaneous tissue involvement and can lead to sepsis and death if not properly treated. Wound care, control of co-morbid diseases that affecting the immunity are as effective as antibiotic treat-ment in the treatment of the carbuncle. Here, a case of carbuncle of the gluteal area is reported in a 75-year-old woman with concomitant diabetes and chronicrenal failure.