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Case Reports
. 2015 Jun 17:2:2333794X15591566.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X15591566. eCollection 2015.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sepsis Associated With Ecthyma Gangrenosum in a Previously Healthy Infant: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jing Yin  1 , Chong-Wei Li  1 , Na Luo  2 , Ji-Jun Ma  1 , Li Liu  1 , Xiao-Jie Li  1 , Xiao-Jie Du  1 , Jian Hu  1
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sepsis Associated With Ecthyma Gangrenosum in a Previously Healthy Infant: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jing Yin et al. Glob Pediatr Health. .
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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Extensive tissue necrosis on right leg. (B) Surgical debridement of the necrotic lesion.
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