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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...