title: Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
abstract: Ecthyma gangrenosum is a characteristic skin lesion of systemic infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has a high incidence in patients with chronic disease and impaired defense mechanisms. Early diagnosis and appropriate systemic antibiotic therapy is crucial since its mortality rate is very high. We report a case of ecthyma gangrenosum in aplastic anemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dematology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology