Ecthyma gangrenosum is a skin lesion that is most commonly caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Although ecthyma gangrenosum usually develops in patients with underlying immunodeficiencies or chronic ...

Orf virus, a member of the Parapoxvirus genus, is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma – a zoonotic skin disease primarily affecting sheep and goats, with occasional human infections.

Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a rare cutaneous infection that typically manifests in immunocompromised individuals and may be often associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. A 50-year-old, ...

Acute gangrenous appendicitis, adrenal hemorrhage and ecthyma gangrenosum were recognized at autopsy. Ps. aeruginosa was cultured ante mortem from a skin pustule and a stool. Table 1 Pseudomonas ...

In goats and sheep, orf virus causes contagious ecthyma. Histopathological evaluation of the submitted oral skin samples showed epidermal hyperplastic epithelium and ulceration that formed ...

Gram-negative rods were grown from the skin culture, and she was diagnosed with ecthyma gangrenosum. She was admitted to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for intravenous therapy with piperacillin ...