Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Sepsis in a Previously Healthy Infant with Subcutaneous Nodules and Mastoid Bone Destruction

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia is rare in previously healthy children. Skin lesions such as subcutaneous nodules and ecthyma gangrenosum may be the first manifestation of Pseudomonas infection that have rarely been reported. Herein we reported a previously healthy 6-month-old boy patient who presented with suppurative otitis media, multiple nodules, septic shock, and P. aeruginosa was identified in cultures of the blood, skin lesions, and purulent material of his ears.

Keywords

ecthyma gangrenosum - healthy infant - mastoid bone - Pseudomonas aeruginosa - subcutaneous nodules

Ethical Approval

Informed consent was received from the family for using patient's medical records and photos.

Publication History

Received: 02 February 2020

Accepted: 30 March 2020

Article published online:
08 May 2020

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