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A 62-year-old female underwent percutaneous coronary stent implantation of the left anterior descending artery without any complication except a small hematoma in the right inguinal region where femoral artery puncture was performed.
Forty days after discharge, she presented to the emergency department with a deep ulcerative wound in the femoral artery puncture site. There was an approximately 3.0 × 1.5 cm open, ulcerative purulent area in which cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues were destructed and surrounded by a hyperaemic area (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Deep ulcerative wound in the femoral artery puncture site
(Note the presence of an ulcerative purulent area in which cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues are destructed and surrounded by a hyperaemic area)
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On physical examination she was completely normal. Right femoral arterial and venous Doppler examination was normal. Wound-site culture revealed methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). The plastic surgery department recommended medical treatment for primary healing of the wound site, and antibiotic treatment was arranged...