%0 Journal Article %T Ecthyma gangrenosum on the face of a malnourished child with Pseudomonas sepsis: Simulating Cancrum oris %A Bilkisu I. Garba %A Fatima I. Abubakar %A Joy F. Legbo %A Khadijat O. Isezuo %A Memuna Omar %A Nazish P. Aquil %A Usman M. Sani %A Usman M. Waziri %A Yahaya Mohammed %J Archive of "African Journal of Laboratory Medicine". %D 2018 %R 10.4102/ajlm.v7i1.756 %X Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a cutaneous lesion commonly caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa that involves mainly the lower limbs and gluteal region, seen more in immunosuppressed patients with neutropenia. Cancrum oris (Noma) is a gangrenous necrosis of the face that begins as a gingival ulcer and progresses rapidly to destroy contiguous tissues in malnourished children %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6295829/