Ecthyma Gangrenosum Caused by Escherichia coli in a Previously Healthy Girl

Korbi Mouna; Hayet Akkari; Hammedi Faten; Kadri Yosra; Belhadjali Hichem; Mastouri Maha; Zakhama Abdelfatteh; Zili Jamelledine

doi:10.1111/pde.12595

Ecthyma Gangrenosum Caused by Escherichia coli in a Previously Healthy Girl

Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;32(4):e179-80. doi: 10.1111/pde.12595. Epub 2015 May 4.

Authors

Korbi Mouna¹, Hayet Akkari¹, Hammedi Faten², Kadri Yosra³, Belhadjali Hichem¹, Mastouri Maha³, Zakhama Abdelfatteh², Zili Jamelledine¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
² Department of Anatomopathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
³ Department of Microbiology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.

PMID: 25940214
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12595

Abstract

Ecthyma gangrenosum is a characteristic lesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis in immunocompromised patients. Only eight cases of ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Escherichia coli have been reported. We report a case of ecthyma gangrenosum due to E. coli without bacteremia in a previously healthy girl.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
Child
Ecthyma / diagnosis
Ecthyma / drug therapy
Ecthyma / microbiology*
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Necrosis
Prognosis

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cefotaxime