Ecthyma gangrenosum as the presenting clinical feature of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome

• Main Authors: Aniruddha Ghosh (Author), Rashmita Das (Author), Partha Pratim Halder (Author), Sandipan Dhar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a severe invasive cutaneous infection caused classically by Pseudomonas aeruginosa typically affecting immunocompromised patients especially those with neutropenia. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome presenting with solitar...