Successful Use of Negative-pressure Wound Therapy and Dermal Substitute in the Treatment of Gluteal Ecthyma Gangrenosum in a 2-year-old Girl

Successful Use of Negative-pressure Wound Therapy and Dermal Substitute in the Treatment of Gluteal Ecthyma Gangrenosum in a 2-year-old Girl

Summary:. Ecthyma Gangrenosum is a manifestation of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa infection, usually occurring in immunocompromised patients, which can be associated with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa bacteremia with potentially lethal outcome. The clinical appearance is of an inflammatory cutaneous lesion with a...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Persano, MD, Enrico Pinzauti, MD, Simone Pancani, MD, Filippo Incerti, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001953

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