Ecthyma Gangrenosum-Like Lesions Secondary to Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in an Immunocompetent Child.

Abstract

We describe a previously healthy 15-month-old girl who developed ecthyma gangrenosum (EG)-like lesions secondary to methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Her systemic symptoms and negative blood cultures suggested MSSA toxin-mediated effects. When toxin-mediated systemic symptoms accompany such lesions, pathogens other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa should be considered.

• Authors: Silvia S Song, Catalina Matiz, Wynnis L Tom, Antoanella Calame, Andrew C Krakowski, Sheila F Friedlander
• Journal: Pediatric dermatology (Pediatr Dermatol) 2015 Nov-Dec Vol. 32 Issue 6 Pg. e259-62 ISSN: 1525-1470 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26459977 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Methicillin

Topics

• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Ecthyma (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunocompetence
• Infant
• Methicillin (therapeutic use)
• Staphylococcal Skin Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
• Staphylococcus aureus (drug effects, isolation & purification)