Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia

Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare and invasive infection that can be associated with agammaglobulinemia. The cornerstone of the treatment is based on prompt recognition with appropriate antibiotic coverage and intravenous immunoglobulin. The authors report a case of EG...

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Main Authors: João Fernando Lourenço de ALMEIDA, Jaques SZTAJNBOK, Eduardo Juan TROSTER, Flávio Adolfo Costa VAZ
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2002
Subjects:
Ecthyma gangrenosum
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Agammaglobulinemia
Infant
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5c6cea8ad4e84d5cb53aebdee5b743c2
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5c6cea8ad4e84d5cb53aebdee5b743c2 2024-09-09T19:22:55+00:00 Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia João Fernando Lourenço de ALMEIDA Jaques SZTAJNBOK Eduardo Juan TROSTER Flávio Adolfo Costa VAZ 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/5c6cea8ad4e84d5cb53aebdee5b743c2 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652002000300010&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/5c6cea8ad4e84d5cb53aebdee5b743c2 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 44, Iss 3, Pp 167-169 (2002) Ecthyma gangrenosum Pseudomonas aeruginosa Agammaglobulinemia Infant Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2002 ftdoajarticles 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare and invasive infection that can be associated with agammaglobulinemia. The cornerstone of the treatment is based on prompt recognition with appropriate antibiotic coverage and intravenous immunoglobulin. The authors report a case of EG emphasizing the clinical and therapeutic aspects of this condition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic
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topic Ecthyma gangrenosum
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Agammaglobulinemia
Infant
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Ecthyma gangrenosum
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Agammaglobulinemia
Infant
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
João Fernando Lourenço de ALMEIDA
Jaques SZTAJNBOK
Eduardo Juan TROSTER
Flávio Adolfo Costa VAZ
Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia
topic_facet Ecthyma gangrenosum
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Agammaglobulinemia
Infant
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare and invasive infection that can be associated with agammaglobulinemia. The cornerstone of the treatment is based on prompt recognition with appropriate antibiotic coverage and intravenous immunoglobulin. The authors report a case of EG emphasizing the clinical and therapeutic aspects of this condition.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author João Fernando Lourenço de ALMEIDA
Jaques SZTAJNBOK
Eduardo Juan TROSTER
Flávio Adolfo Costa VAZ
author_facet João Fernando Lourenço de ALMEIDA
Jaques SZTAJNBOK
Eduardo Juan TROSTER
Flávio Adolfo Costa VAZ
author_sort João Fernando Lourenço de ALMEIDA
title Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia
title_short Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia
title_full Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia
title_fullStr Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia
title_full_unstemmed Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia
title_sort pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock associated with ecthyma gangrenosum in an infant with agammaglobulinemia
publisher Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
publishDate 2002
url https://doaj.org/article/5c6cea8ad4e84d5cb53aebdee5b743c2
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op_source Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 44, Iss 3, Pp 167-169 (2002)
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