Article ; Online: Ecthyma gangrenosum in pediatric patients: 10-year experience at the National Institute of Pediatrics.
International journal of dermatology
2023 Volume 62, Issue 11, Page(s) 1359–1364
Abstract: Background: Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) usually results from the hematogenous seeding of the skin in the setting of bacteremia, mostly by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, especially in immunocompromised patients. It presents as erythematous-violaceous macules, or ... ...
Abstract | Background: Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) usually results from the hematogenous seeding of the skin in the setting of bacteremia, mostly by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, especially in immunocompromised patients. It presents as erythematous-violaceous macules, or plaques with surrounding erythema before rapidly progressing to bullae and necrotic-ulcerative eschars. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of EG patients diagnosed at the National Institute of Pediatrics. Data included demographics, underlying disease, cutaneous lesions, location, evolution, microbiologic, histopathologic findings, and treatment. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics; Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher's exact test were used to evaluate differences between groups. Results: Seventeen patients with a mean age of 12.5 (6-16) years were included. The most common underlying disease was acute lymphoblastic leukemia (59%), three patients were not immunocompromised (17%). A total of 18 episodes of EG were recorded, 10 (55%) were disseminated at presentation. Systemic manifestations included fever (100%), pain (88.9%), asthenia and adynamia (22.2%). P. aeruginosa was isolated in 10 (55%) cases, followed by Staphylococcus aureus in four. Three patients had sepsis at onset (17%). A comparison between localized versus disseminated, pseudomonal versus nonpseudomonal, and bacteremic versus nonbacteremic EG was performed with no statistical difference between any of the groups, except for longer treatment time for pseudomonal EG, and longer hospitalization days for both pseudomonal EG and bacteremia. Conclusions: Fever and pain in the setting of rapidly evolving necrotic lesions should prompt the clinical suspicion of EG and the installment of empiric treatment pending culture results. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-09-12 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 412254-9 |
ISSN | 1365-4632 ; 0011-9059 ; 1461-1244 |
ISSN (online) | 1365-4632 |
ISSN | 0011-9059 ; 1461-1244 |
DOI | 10.1111/ijd.16842 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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