Ecthyma-gangrenosum-like lesions associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) manifests as a skin lesion and is commonly associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia in immunocompromised patients. Other viral, fungal and bacterial agents can also cause EG. The first clinical observation is grouped vesicles with surrounding erythema. Within a few days, they evolve into a gangrenous ulcer with a black/gray eschar surrounded by an erythematous halo. Herein, we present a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who developed EG-like lesions due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection while he was in the intensive care unit.
Sen
Hüseyin
H
Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Medical Faculty, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Usküdar, Istanbul, Turkey. huseyinsen71@hotmail.com
Inangil
Gökhan
G
Sahin
Levent
L
Dere
Kamer
K
Ozkan
Sezai
S
Dağli
Güner
G
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents