Open AccessEcthyma gangrenosum mimicking cellulitis
Author(s) -
Ishihara Toru,
Ozawa Hideki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3711
Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , dermatology , sepsis , pyoderma gangrenosum , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology , disease
This report has strong implications for carefully examining the common skin signs of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. These signs can warn clinicians of the potential for severe infections such as fatal sepsis.