Ecthyma Gangrenosum Secondary to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Secreting Staphylococcus aureus in an Immunocompetent Patient

François-Xavier Blanchet; Marion  Delannoy; Juliette  Fontaine; Fabienne  Carre; Dorothée  Chopin; Hester  Colboc

doi:10.5826/dpc.1404a233

Ecthyma Gangrenosum Secondary to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Secreting Staphylococcus aureus in an Immunocompetent Patient

Authors

François-Xavier Blanchet Department of Geriatric - wound and healing, Rothschild Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Marion Delannoy Department of Geriatric - wound and healing, Rothschild Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Juliette Fontaine Department of Geriatric - wound and healing, Rothschild Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Fabienne Carre Otorhinolaryngology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Dorothée Chopin Infectious Diseases Department, Saint Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Hester Colboc Department of Geriatric - wound and healing, Rothschild Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.

Keywords:

immunocompetent, ecthyma gangrenosum, Staphylococcus aureus, Panton-Valentine leucocidin

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