Ecthyma gangraenosum--a trap for the unwary.
Neutropaenic patients are at particular risk of developing a pseudomonal fasciitis known as ecthyma gangraenosum. Despite the similarities with necrotising fasciitis, Fournier's gangrene has a very different aetiology and management.
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, St Michael's Hill, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK.
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