Ectima gangrenoso secundario a Staphylococcus aureus / Ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Staphylococcus aureus
Rev. chil. infectol
; 33(3): 336-339, jun. 2016. ilus, mapas
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in Es
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RESUMEN
El ectima gangrenoso es una vasculitis necrosante poco frecuente, en la mayoría de los casos secundaria a sepsis por Pseudomonas aeruginosa en pacientes inmunocomprometidos. Sin embargo, existen reportes de ectima gangrenoso secundarios a otras etiologías infecciosas. Presentamos un caso de ectima gangrenoso asociado a una infección por Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina en una paciente sin los factores de riesgo clásicos de inmunosupresión que se describen en la literatura médica.
ABSTRACT
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Ecthyma
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. chil. infectol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Country of publication:
Chile