title: [Ecthyma gangrenosum of the eyelid after chickenpox].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ecthyma gangrenosum is an acute ulcer necrotic skin infection frequently caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is characterised by necrotic ulcerations circumscribed by an inflammatory halo. Lesions are normally found in the anal, genital and axillary regions. Ecthyma gangrenosum is most commonly seen in immunodepressed patients (cytotoxic chemotherapy, HIV infection, neutropenia or functional neutrophil deficiency, agammaglobulinemia). It is a rarely described complication in chicken pox.
  
  
  METHODS
  Herein we report the case of a girl aged 2 ½ years presenting in our dermatology department with ecthyma gangrenosum on the right upper eyelid secondary to varicella. The disease course was marked by fibrous scarring of the inner canthus with ptosis of the right upper eyelid. The retractile scarring caused disability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There have been previous reports of the contribution of non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to the appearance of necrotic cutaneous super infections during the course of chickenpox. The occurrence of such complications on an eyelid may be harmful not only for the function of the eye but it can also cause extensive aesthetic impairment. Subsequent aesthetic and functional impairment may be improved by corrective surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Electronic address: sidnomam@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: M-S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ouédraogo
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Korsaga Somé
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: G-P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Tapsoba
authors.affiliation: Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, centre Raoul-Follereau, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: A-N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ouédraogo
authors.affiliation: Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service des maladies infectieuses, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: K-A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sondo
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: I-A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Inouss
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: M-L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sanou
authors.affiliation: Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service d'odontologie et de chirurgie maxillofaciale, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konsem
authors.affiliation: Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service des laboratoires, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakandé
authors.affiliation: Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barro Traoré
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Niamba
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie vénéréologie, CHU Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Université Ouaga I, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Traoré
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000150:complications*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification
keywords: Aesthetic impairment; Anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens; Chicken pox; Ecthyma gangreneux; Ecthyma gangrenosum; Functional damage; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; Préjudice esthétique; Préjudice fonctionnel; Varicelle