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Ecthyma gangrenosum in a 3‐year‐old boy post‐heart transplantation
Author(s) -
Fukui Kana Okazaki,
Shoji Kensuke,
Nagai Yusa,
Shindo Takahiro,
Hikosaka Makoto,
Kuwahara Kosuke,
Ishiguro Akira,
Miyairi Isao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13131
Subject(s) - medicine , heart transplantation , pyoderma gangrenosum , transplantation , surgery , dermatology , disease
Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a serious bacterial infection in immunocompromised patients. EG in transplant recipients is rarely reported and may go unrecognized, which may delay initiation of appropriate treatment. We report a case of EG in a pediatric heart transplant recipient who was treated successfully with antibiotics and surgical debridement.