A FATAL CASE OF ECZEMA HERPETICUM WITH SEPTIC SHOCK DUE TO METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.
A 62-year-old woman treated with several courses of corticosteroids for an undifferentiated rash came to the emergency department with progressively worsening cutaneous signs and symptoms and generalized weakness. She had scabies, and despite treatment continued to decompensate. Repeat skin biopsies...
| Published in: | American Journal of Critical Care Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 379 - 383 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Jul2016
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