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Pediatric dermatology · Sep 2005
Case ReportsEcthyma gangrenosum-like lesions in a healthy child after infection treated with antibiotics.
- Tomoaki Ishikawa, Yoshihiko Sakurai, Maki Tanaka, Natsuko Daikoku, Takashi Ishihara, Mitsuru Nakajima, Sachiko Miyagawa, and Akira Yoshioka.
- Department of Pediatrics, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan.
- Pediatr Dermatol. 2005 Sep 1;22(5):453-6.
AbstractEcthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous infection associated most commonly with pseudomonal sepsis in the immunocompromised patient. We describe a previously healthy 4-year-old boy who developed ecthyma gangrenosum-like lesions secondary to antibiotic treatment for possible streptococcal infection. The skin, ears, and extremities were involved. This presentation emphasizes the importance of awareness of the rare complication of ecthyma gangrenosum-like lesions associated with non-Pseudomonas bacterial infection treated with antibiotics, even in a previously healthy child.
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