An Extraordinary Cause of the Sucking Difficulty: Ecthyma Gangrenosum


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CEYLAN N., Demir N., Kocaman S., Peker E., Tuncer O.

Case Reports in Medicine, cilt.2016, 2016 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2016
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2016/8502150
  • Dergi Adı: Case Reports in Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2016 Nesrin Ceylan et al.Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous lesion often associated with pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia, even though it may develop without bacteremia and may originate from other bacterial and fungal organisms. Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia or sepsis, which mainly affects immunocompromised patients, frequently occurs in hospitals. This lesion typically occurs on the extremities and gluteal and perineal regions. In this report we present a case of ecthyma gangrenosum in a premature newborn occurring secondary to pseudomonas sepsis causing sucking dysfunction due to tissue loss in the lip, soft palate, and tongue.