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Klebsiella‐Associated Phagedenic Ulcers in Infants—A Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Pai Varadraj V.,
Annigeri Venkatesh,
G. Ajanta,
Naik Ashok,
Kikkeri Naveen N.,
Sori Tukaram
Publication year - 2012
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.1525-1470.2012.01803.x
Subject(s) - medicine , klebsiella pneumonia , klebsiella , pneumonia , streptococcus , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , escherichia coli , biology , biochemistry , gene , genetics
Phagedenic ulcer is usually associated with infections due to staphylococcus, pseudomonas, streptococcus or fusospirochete in immunocompromised individuals. We report, for the first time, two cases of phagedenic ulcers in infants caused by Klebsiella pneumonia species.