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Review
. 2020 Aug;22(4):e13319.
doi: 10.1111/tid.13319. Epub 2020 May 26.

Ecthyma gangrenosum without bacteremia in a 54-year-old woman with heart transplant

Almutasem Hamed  1 , Angela G Niehaus  2 , Olivia Bosshardt Hughes  3 , Niyati Jakharia  1
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Review

Ecthyma gangrenosum without bacteremia in a 54-year-old woman with heart transplant

Almutasem Hamed et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous manifestation of severe systemic pseudomonas infection and is commonly associated with bacteremia. It is common in immunocompromised patients with underlying neutropenia or leukopenia. We report a patient with heart transplant who developed a single lesion of ecthyma gangrenosum in the absence of bacteremia with a review of reported cases in solid organ transplant patients.

Keywords: ecthyma gangrenosum; pseudomonas aeruginosa; solid organ transplant.

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