Successful treatment of infective panniculitis with daptomycin in a pregnant, morbidly obese patient.

Objective: To report a case of infective panniculitis in a morbidly obese, pregnant woman, which was successfully treated with daptomycin.

Case Summary: A 34-year-old, 27-week pregnant, morbidly obese woman with a history of skin/soft-tissue infections and diabetes mellitus, presented with panniculitis. Initial treatment with β-lactam antibiotics did not result in clinical improvement.