Open AccessEcthyma: a potential mimicker of zoonotic infections in a returning traveler
Author(s) -
David Orbuch,
Randie H. Kim,
David E. Cohen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.08.014
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , differential diagnosis , pathology
The cutaneous ulcer in a patient with a history of international travel poses a vexing diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. While Streptococcus and Staphylococcus are common causes of cutaneous ecthyma, the necrotizing ulcer can have a vast differential diagnosis including ulcerating zoonoses.
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