A Young Man Goes to His Physician Complaining of Large

Multiple Choice

A young man goes to his physician complaining of large, raised, suppurative abscesses on his neck. The man denies having a fever or the chills. What is the name of the lesions on his neck, and what organism causes this type of lesions?

A) Staphylococcus epidermidis and boils
B) S. aureus and furuncles
C) S. saprophyticus and carbuncles
D) S. sciuri and folliculitis