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DERMATITIS GANGRENOSA INFANTUM
Author(s) -
Himi Akiko,
Ishizaki Hiroshi,
Okada Tadahiko
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1977.tb01014.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , skin grafting , leishmania infantum , diaper dermatitis , surgery , pathology , leishmaniasis , visceral leishmaniasis
A case of a 4‐month‐old girl with dermatitis gangrenosa infantum is reported. The lesions were seen on the cheeks and later at the site of blood examination on the earlobes. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and then by skin grafting.