%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/