Ecthyma Gangrenosum Caused by Escherichia coli in a Previously Healthy Girl.
Ecthyma gangrenosum is a characteristic lesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis in immunocompromised patients. Only eight cases of ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Escherichia coli have been reported. We report a case of ecthyma gangrenosum due to E. coli without bacteremia in a previously healthy girl.
Department of Dermatology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Korbi
K
Mouna
Department of Dermatology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Hayet
H
Akkari
Department of Anatomopathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Hammedi
H
Faten
Department of Microbiology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Kadri
K
Yosra
Department of Dermatology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Belhadjali
B
Hichem
Department of Microbiology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Mastouri
M
Maha
Department of Anatomopathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Zakhama
Z
Abdelfatteh
Department of Dermatology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Zili
Z
Jamelledine
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D011379:Prognosis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002439:Cefotaxime