Pseudomonas aeruginosa preseptal cellulitis and focal necrosis in a patient with severe immunocompromise

Edward A. Hulten; Anita A. Shah; Kyle N. Petersen; Christopher M. Gallagher; Peter H. Vangeertruyden; Mark G. Kortepeter

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa preseptal cellulitis and focal necrosis in a patient with severe immunocompromise

Edward A. Hulten, Anita A. Shah, Kyle N. Petersen, Christopher M. Gallagher, Peter H. Vangeertruyden, Mark G. Kortepeter

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a motile, aerobic, gram-negative rod that has become a leading infectious agent among patients who were hospitalized and immunocompromised. We report a case of preseptal periorbital cellulitis due to pseudomonas with focal skin necrosis (ecthyma gangrenosum) in a patient with severe immunocompromise. Ecthyma gangrenosum is known to be associated with sepsis and death but is rarely reported as a complication of preseptal cellulitis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	346-348
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0b013e318198dba1
State	Published - Sep 2009

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa preseptal cellulitis and focal necrosis in a patient with severe immunocompromise

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