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Harlequin Baby with Ecthyma Gangrenosum
Author(s) -
Gunes Tamer,
Akcakus Mustafa,
Kurtoğlu Selim,
Çetin Neşide,
Karakükçü Musa
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2003.20616.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathognomonic , sepsis , dermatology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteremia , disease , surgery , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics , antibiotics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia or sepsis often occurs in hospitals, affecting mainly children with underlying disease. Ecthyma gangrenosum is classically considered a pathognomonic sign of sepsis by P. aeruginosa . The harlequin baby, a severe variant of ichthyosis, occurs rarely, and these infants are at high risk of cutaneous infections and sepsis. We herein report a harlequin baby who developed ecthyma gangrenosum.