Ecthyma gangrenosum in an AIDS patient with normal neutrophil count.

Kim, E J; Foad, M; Travers, R · J Am Acad Dermatol · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Ecthyma gangrenosum is the cutaneous manifestation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia, typically affecting immunosuppressed patients, particularly those with neutropenia. Association with HIV disease has been rarely reported. We describe an unusual presentation of solitary ecthyma gangrenosum on the face of a non-neutropenic patient with AIDS.

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