Ecthyma gangrenosum in a patient with febrile pancytopenia

• Main Authors: Samia Mrabat (Author), Hanane Baybay (Author), Ryme Dassouly (Author), Zakia Douhi (Author), Sara Elloudi (Author), Fatima Zahra Mernissi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a cutaneous infection most commonly associated with Pseudomonas bacteremia and usually occurring in immunocompromised patients [1]. The infection progresses sequentially from a maculopapular rash to hemorrhagic bullae, then to necrotic ulcerations with surrounding erythem...