title: Ecthyma-gangrenosum-like lesions associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Medical Faculty, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Usküdar, Istanbul, Turkey. huseyinsen71@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Inangil
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Kamer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dere
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Güner
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dağli
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents