Ecthyma gangrenosum and septic shock syndrome secondary to Chromobacterium violaceum

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Brown, Katherine L ^a   Stein, Amy ^a   Morrell, Dean S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECTHYMA; ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM; FEVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; PUSTULE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; VASCULITIS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHROMOBACTERIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUTATION; NADPH OXIDASE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33646048010     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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