“Does this look like a staph infection?”
My boyfriend has a rash and it looks like a staph infection just tell me what it is?
Male | 54 years old
3 Answers
I am not certain it is staph infection but I would say they need to see a physician soon. That definitely could be a severe soft tissue infection that is dangerous to leave untreated.
Andrew Jameson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS
Section Chief-Infectious Diseases
Medical Director-Infection Control
Trinity Health Saint Mary's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clerkship Director- Internal Medicine
Michigan State University- CHM
andrew.jameson@mercyhealth.com<mailto:tannera@mercyhealth.com>
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310 Lafayette Suite 410
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Andrew Jameson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS
Section Chief-Infectious Diseases
Medical Director-Infection Control
Trinity Health Saint Mary's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clerkship Director- Internal Medicine
Michigan State University- CHM
andrew.jameson@mercyhealth.com<mailto:tannera@mercyhealth.com>
W 616.685.8206 P 616.397.3097
310 Lafayette Suite 410
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
It certainly looks infected. Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes would be most likely pathogens but other bacteria are possible. Go to your doctor or closest emergency room immediately.
No one can make that diagnosis from a photo only. It looks very serious. Get to a hospital ER ASAP. Do not go to Urgent care for this- he could have a " flesh-eating strep"
