title: Periorbital ecthyma gangrenosum: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous manifestation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection that is extremely rare in the periorbital region. The authors present a 48-year-old woman with a newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia with necrosis of her bilateral upper and lower eyelids and the lacrimal system. Following treatment with intravenous antibiotic and surgical debridement with delayed reconstruction, the patient had healed well.
authors: Departments of *Ophthalmology and †Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
authors: H Joon
authors: HJ
authors: Kim
authors: Hans E
authors: HE
authors: Grossniklaus
authors: Ted H
authors: TH
authors: Wojno
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000473:pathology; D000069349:Linezolid; D000077731:Meropenem; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem; D000069349:Linezolid