Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of intact skin.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of healthy skin are uncommon. We report four cases of P. aeruginosa infections of intact skin. These cases illustrate the clinical spectrum of these cutaneous infections: localized, mild epidermal infections (the green nail syndrome and webbed space infections), moderately serious infections (cutaneous folliculitis and otitis externa), and, in immunocompromised patients, extremely serious infections (malignant otitis externa, perirectal infection, and ecthyma gangrenosum).
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Section of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Gundersen Clinic/Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000382:microbiology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents