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Ecthyma gangrenosum in a cirrhotic haemodialysis patient
A 52-year-old man with diabetic nephropathy-related endstage renal disease suffered from fever and pain with redness over the dorsum of his bilateral feet for 2 days. He had a history of liver cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis B. Physical examination revealed a temperature of up to 39.5°C, erythematous swelling with purple bullae formation and tenderness over bilateral feet (Figure 1A). Lab...
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Ecthyma gangrenosum is a skin lesion associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A previously healthy one-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with varicella 10 days ago was admitted to our hospital with complaints of diarrhea, green ear discharge and new lesions in the diaper area. Intravenous meropenem and amikacin had been previously initiated. Physical examination revealed greenish, well bordere...
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We report a diagnosis of ecthyma gangrenosum EG in 4 females of mean age 54.8 range 43-64 years, within 10 months. Severe drug reaction treated with high dose systemic corticosteroids in patient one, acute myelocytic leukemia treated with high dose dexamethasone, and multiple broad-spectrum antibiotics in patient 2 preceded the onset of EG. Patients 3 and 4 had vasculitic purpura and hemodialys...
متن کاملEcthyma gangrenosum in a preterm infant.
Dear Editors, Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a rare infection that is characteristically seen in immunocompromised patients and presents as embolic lesions caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1). This type of infection has distinct pathognomonic features along with a high mortality rate, but when recognised early, it can be successfully treated. The classic lesions associated with EG are composed of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Our Dermatology Online
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2081-9390
DOI: 10.7241/ourd.2020e.65