[Ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Staphylococcus aureus]

Rev Chilena Infectol. 2016 Jun;33(3):336-9. doi: 10.4067/S0716-10182016000300015.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Ecthyma gangrenosum is an uncommon necrotizing vasculitis, in most cases secondary to sepsis by Pseudo-mona aeruginosa in immunocompromised patients. However, there have been several reports of ecthyma gangre-nosum caused by other infectious etiologies. We report an unusual case of ecthyma gangrenosum associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a patient without the classic immunological risk factors described in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Ecthyma / drug therapy
  • Ecthyma / microbiology*
  • Ecthyma / pathology*
  • Epidermis / microbiology
  • Epidermis / pathology
  • Female
  • Gangrene
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Risk Factors
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology*