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An Eschar-like souvenir from a journey to Colombia: Ecthyma gangrenosum as a differential diagnosis of tropical diseases in immunocompromised patients - a case report.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Wiedemann, Gabriela M; Schneider, Jochen; Verbeek, Mareike; Konukiewitz, Björn; Spinner, Christoph D; Einwächter, Henrik; Schmid, Roland M; Rothe, Kathrin
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a cutaneous infectious disease characterized by eschar-like skin ulcers typically caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here, we report a case of relapsing EG in a patient who had returned from a trip to Colombia, thus establishing EG as an important differential diagnosis of tropical diseases, and demonstrating that even long-term antibiotic treatment can result in only partial remission of EG. CASE PRESENTATION: A 77-year-old man with underlying chronic lymp...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
BMC Infect Dis
Jahr:
2021
Band / Volume:
21
Heft / Issue:
1
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/s12879-021-05998-9
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33845789
Print-ISSN:
1471-2334
TUM Einrichtung:
II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Gastroenterologie); III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Hämatologie / Onkologie); Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie; Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene
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