Saito U, Minamikawa S, Otake S, Ishida Y, Mizuta M, Ishida T, Karakawa S, Kasai M, Nakagishi Y. A PEDIATRIC CASE OF PANNICULITIS INDUCED BY Pseudomonas aeruginosa WITH CLINICAL FEATURES SIMILAR TO ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM.
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024:00006454-990000000-00832. [PMID:
38621161 DOI:
10.1097/inf.0000000000004363]
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Abstract
The clinical features of panniculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in contrast to those caused by ecthyma gangrenosum, remain unknown. Here, we report a pediatric case of P. aeruginosa panniculitis. The patient had systemic involvement without bacteremia and also had a background of autoimmune neutropenia. These features are common in ecthyma gangrenosum but have not been reported in P. aeruginosa-induced panniculitis.
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