title: Nonpseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum associated with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a skin infection that is classically associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia in immunocompromised patients. Other bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens also have been implicated in EG. Both bacteremic and nonbacteremic forms of EG have been described. We describe a case of EG associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a 35-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Aileen Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Casey A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Carlos
authors.forename: Mindy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Misha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenbach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin