The Concept of Ecthyma Gangrenosum Illustrated by a Fusarium oxysporum Infection in an Immunocompetent Individual

Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) involves necrotic cutaneous lesions caused by bacteria, mainly Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and is usually seen in immunocompromised patients with septicemia. However, clinically similar infections have been published with fungi as etiologic agents. We present a case of an EG-lik...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Yanping, Al-Hatmi, Abdullah M. S., Xiang, Yining, Cao, Yu, van den Ende, Albert H. G. Gerrits, Curfs-Breuker, Ilse, Meis, Jacques F., Lu, Hongguang, de Hoog, G. Sybren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27324372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-016-0031-6
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Sumario:Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) involves necrotic cutaneous lesions caused by bacteria, mainly Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and is usually seen in immunocompromised patients with septicemia. However, clinically similar infections have been published with fungi as etiologic agents. We present a case of an EG-like lesion due to Fusarium oxysporum confirmed by clinical diagnosis, culture and molecular identification and discuss the definition of EG.

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