title: Ecthyma Gangrenosum-Like Lesions Secondary to Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in an Immunocompetent Child.
abstract: We describe a previously healthy 15-month-old girl who developed ecthyma gangrenosum (EG)-like lesions secondary to methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Her systemic symptoms and negative blood cultures suggested MSSA toxin-mediated effects. When toxin-mediated systemic symptoms accompany such lesions, pathogens other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California.|Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Silvia S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California.|Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California.|Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Wynnis L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Tom
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.|Compass Dermatopathology, La Jolla, California.
authors.forename: Antoanella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calame
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California.|Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Krakowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California.|Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Sheila F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Friedlander
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007223:Infant; D008712:Methicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin