An Eschar-like souvenir from a journey to Colombia: Ecthyma gangrenosum as a differential diagnosis of tropical diseases in immunocompromised patients - a case report.

Background: Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a cutaneous infectious disease characterized by eschar-like skin ulcers typically caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here, we report a case of relapsing EG in a patient who had returned from a trip to Colombia, thus establishing EG as an important differential...

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Publicado en:	BMC Infectious Diseases Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
Autores principales:	Wiedemann, Gabriela M., Schneider, Jochen, Verbeek, Mareike, Konukiewitz, Björn, Spinner, Christoph D., Einwächter, Henrik, Schmid, Roland M., Rothe, Kathrin
Formato:	case study Journal Article
Publicado:	BioMed Central 4/12/2021
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