title: An Extraordinary Cause of the Sucking Difficulty: Ecthyma Gangrenosum.
abstract: Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous lesion often associated with pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia, even though it may develop without bacteremia and may originate from other bacterial and fungal organisms. Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia or sepsis, which mainly affects immunocompromised patients, frequently occurs in hospitals. This lesion typically occurs on the extremities and gluteal and perineal regions. In this report we present a case of ecthyma gangrenosum in a premature newborn occurring secondary to pseudomonas sepsis causing sucking dysfunction due to tissue loss in the lip, soft palate, and tongue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65080 Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5844-1261
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65080 Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nihat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65080 Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kocaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65080 Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65080 Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tuncer