Nonpseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous infection associated most commonly with pseudomonal sepsis in the patient who is immunocompromised. We describe an 8-month-old girl with acute myelocytic leukemia who developed perineal ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Citrobacter freundii, a gram-negative pathogen that has been rarely associated with cutaneous disease. We also review the literature to categorize the range of pseudomonal and nonpseudomonal pathogens associated with ecthyma gangrenosum.
Medical subject headings
- Citrobacter freundii
- Ecthyma
- Enterobacteriaceae Infections
- Immunocompromised Host
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute