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Review
. 2004 May;50(5 Suppl):S114-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.09.019.

Nonpseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum

Hilary L Reich  1 , Darice Williams Fadeyi, Narayan S Naik, Paul J Honig, Albert C Yan
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Review

Nonpseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum

Hilary L Reich et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 May.

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.

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