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Development Into Ecthyma Gangrenosum in Immunosuppressed Patients

Philip El Baze, MD; Antoine Thyss, MD; Cyril Caldani, MD; Lennart Juhlin, MD; Maurice Schneider, MD; Jean-Paul Ortonne, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1985;121(7):873-876.

Abstract
• Six immunocompromised patients were shown to exhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis in apocrine regions similar to "swimming pool" folliculitis. The lesions evolved within 24 hours as severe ecthyma gangrenosum. The source of the P aeruginosa, serotype O-11, was found in the water system of the hospital. Clinical identification of the lesions and early treatment is important to prevent severe manifestations.

(Arch Dermatol 1985;121:873-876)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Dermatology, Pasteur Hospital (Drs El Baze, Juhlin, and Ortonne), and Hematology, Centre Antoine Lacassagne (Drs Thyss, Caldani, and Schneider), Nice, France.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 13, 1984.

Reprint requests to Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, 30 Ave de la Voie Romaine, 06031 Nice Cedex, France (Dr Ortonne).

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