ABSTRACT
Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a well recognized cutaneous lesion most commonly associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia. It usually occurs in immunocompromized and critically ill patients. Uncommonly, EG like lesions have also been observed in patients with fungal infections, like Fusarium Candida, Mucor and Aspergillus. We present a case of EG- Like lesion due to Candida albicans, in a 12 day old neonate.
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Candida albicans/isolation & purification , Candidiasis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Ecthyma/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Pseudomonas Infections/diagnosis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolation & purification , Risk Assessment , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/diagnosisABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal mucormycosis has been reported more frequently in adults than in children. Due to high mortality diagnosis is usually made at autopsy. Only 3 cases of neonates surviving this disease have been described. We report two cases of preterm neonates presenting clinically with symptoms of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but lacking radiological characteristics of NEC where histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of gastrointestinal mucormycosis involving caecum and appendix.