Pseudomonas cepacia endocarditis and ecthyma gangrenosum.
A case of right-sided Pseudomonas cepacia endocarditis in a heroin addict is presented in which septic cutaneous vasculitis (ecthyma gangrenosum) is a prominent feature. Ecthyma gangrenosum, most commonly associated with sepsis due to P aeruginosa, has not been previously described with P cepacia septicemia.
D000328:Adult; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology