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Ecthyma gangrenosum in a 3‐year‐old boy post‐heart transplantation |
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| Authors: | Kana Okazaki Fukui Kensuke Shoji Yusa Nagai Takahiro Shindo Makoto Hikosaka Kosuke Kuwahara Akira Ishiguro Isao Miyairi |
| Abstract: | Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a serious bacterial infection in immunocompromised patients. EG in transplant recipients is rarely reported and may go unrecognized, which may delay initiation of appropriate treatment. We report a case of EG in a pediatric heart transplant recipient who was treated successfully with antibiotics and surgical debridement. |
| Keywords: | ecthyma gangrenosum heart transplant recipient Pseudomonas aeruginosa rituximab |