[Ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Staphylococcus aureus].
Ecthyma gangrenosum is an uncommon necrotizing vasculitis, in most cases secondary to sepsis by Pseudo-mona aeruginosa in immunocompromised patients. However, there have been several reports of ecthyma gangre-nosum caused by other infectious etiologies. We report an unusual case of ecthyma gangrenosum associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a patient without the classic immunological risk factors described in the literature.
Departamento de Dermatología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile, alejaque@gmail.com.
Alejandra
A
Jaque
Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Catherina
C
Moll-Manzur
Departamento de Dermatología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
María Teresa
MT
Dossi
Departamento de Dermatología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Daniela
D
Berroeta-Mauriziano
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Esteban
E
Araos-Baeriswyl
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Ximena
X
Monsalve
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D004817:Epidermis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*