Ecthyma gangrenosum: A manifestation of Pseudomonas sepsis in three paediatric patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1080-1083

  Chan, Yoke Hwee ^a   Chong, C Y ^b   Puthucheary, J ^a   Loh, T F ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Department of Paediatric Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Ecthyma gangrenosum; Hypogammaglobulinaemia; Immunocompromised children; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; ECTHYMA; ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA;

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; ECTHYMA; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SEPSIS;

EID: 33845450799     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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