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J Am Acad Dermatol
; 50(5 Suppl): S114-7, 2004 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15097944
ABSTRACT
Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous infection associated most commonly with pseudomonal sepsis in the patient who is immunocompromised. We describe an 8-month-old girl with acute myelocytic leukemia who developed perineal ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Citrobacter freundii, a gram-negative pathogen that has been rarely associated with cutaneous disease. We also review the literature to categorize the range of pseudomonal and nonpseudomonal pathogens associated with ecthyma gangrenosum.