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Cold abscess in left upper eye-lid. S.aureus was isolated by bacterial culture.
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Oral thrush and subcutaneous cold abscesses of the left upper eye lid, back and right lower quadrant abdomen were found (Fig. 1).
Muscle biopsy specimen showed various-sized muscle fibers and moderately increased adipose tissue due to extensive necrosis and degeneration of muscle fibers (x 100).
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EMG and muscle biopsy findings were compatible with inflammatory myopathy (Fig. 2).
IgE binding to S. aureus. Anti-S. aureus specific serum IgE was measured with S. aureus Wood 46 strain (Sigma) in our patient (P), five patients with bronchial asthma (A) and three bacteremic patients with S. aureus (S) by direct ELISA as Dreskin's method with some modifications. All samples were assayed in duplicate.
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Antibodies to S. aureus of the IgE class were detected by direct ELISA method, as previously described, with some modifications) (Fig. 3).