Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.

Ecthyma gangrenosum is a characteristic skin lesion of systemic infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has a high incidence in patients with chronic disease and impaired defense mechanisms. Early diagnosis and appropriate systemic antibiotic therapy is crucial since its mortality rate is very h...

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Main Authors: Chun, W. H., Kim, Y. K., Kim, L. S., Ko, Y. W., Bang, D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 1996
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3053923/
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spelling pubmed-30539232011-03-15 Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia. Chun, W. H. Kim, Y. K. Kim, L. S. Ko, Y. W. Bang, D. Research Article Ecthyma gangrenosum is a characteristic skin lesion of systemic infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has a high incidence in patients with chronic disease and impaired defense mechanisms. Early diagnosis and appropriate systemic antibiotic therapy is crucial since its mortality rate is very high. We report a case of ecthyma gangrenosum in aplastic anemia. Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 1996-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3053923/ /pubmed/8703372 Text en
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author Chun, W. H.
Kim, Y. K.
Kim, L. S.
Ko, Y. W.
Bang, D.
spellingShingle Chun, W. H.
Kim, Y. K.
Kim, L. S.
Ko, Y. W.
Bang, D.
Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
author_facet Chun, W. H.
Kim, Y. K.
Kim, L. S.
Ko, Y. W.
Bang, D.
author_sort Chun, W. H.
title Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
title_short Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
title_full Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
title_fullStr Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
title_full_unstemmed Ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
title_sort ecthyma gangrenosum associated with aplastic anemia.
description Ecthyma gangrenosum is a characteristic skin lesion of systemic infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has a high incidence in patients with chronic disease and impaired defense mechanisms. Early diagnosis and appropriate systemic antibiotic therapy is crucial since its mortality rate is very high. We report a case of ecthyma gangrenosum in aplastic anemia.
publisher Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
publishDate 1996
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3053923/
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