Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a rare cutaneous infection that typically manifests in immunocompromised individuals and may be often associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. A 50-year-old, ...

Ecthyma gangrenosum presents as skin lesions that begin as macules with surrounding erythema before rapidly progressing to bullae and necrotic, ulcerative eschars. Pathogenesis of ecthyma gangrenosum ...

Three young mountain goats with a highly contagious viral skin infection have been found this winter on popular Juneau hiking trails. The infection, which can transfer to humans and pets, is called ...

A 21-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia who was undergoing induction chemotherapy presented with a lesion on her left knee. Blood and wound cultures grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and a ...

Orf virus, a member of the Parapoxvirus genus, is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma – a zoonotic skin disease primarily affecting sheep and goats, with occasional human infections. The ...

The clinical signs and gross lesions identified in this case were consistent with infection by orf virus, a member of the double-stranded DNA virus genus Parapoxvirus (family Poxviridae). In goats and ...

Figure 1: Bulle purpurique entourée d’érythème (ecthyma gangréneux) au cuir chevelu d’une femme de 55 ans atteinte de cancer et souffrant d’une bactériémie neutropénique à Pseudomonas æruginosa. La ...

A 34-year-old farmer presented with a painful rash on his left hand. The rash began a few days after a sheep bit his hand while being bolus-fed. The patient was experienced in sheep care and report ...