The microorganisms grown in pustules from patients with Behçet’s syndrome and their distribution according to location
| Usual acne site | Unusual acne site | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face | Back | Chest | Total | Arm | Leg | Total | ||
| *S aureus was significantly more common at unusual acne sites, p = 0.03. | ||||||||
| Number of lesions | 17 | 30 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 70 |
| S aureus* | 10 | 13 | – | 23/49 | 4 | 14 | 18/21 | 41/70 |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 9 | 15 | – | 24/49 | – | 5 | 5/21 | 29/70 |
| Coagulase negative staphylococci | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12/49 | – | 2 | 2/21 | 14/70 |
| α-Haemolytic streptococci | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13/49 | 1 | 2 | 3/21 | 16/70 |
| Propionibacterium granulosum | 3 | 1 | – | 4/49 | 1 | – | 1/21 | 5/70 |
| E coli | 5 | 3 | – | 8/49 | – | 1 | 1/21 | 9/70 |
| Prevotella spp | 6 | 5 | – | 11/49 | 1 | 5 | 6/21 | 17/70 |