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Ecthyma

MedGen UID:
8541
•Concept ID:
C0013568
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: ecthyma
SNOMED CT: Ecthyma (762694009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001404

Definition

An ulcerative pyoderma usually caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection at the site of minor trauma. (Dorland, 27th ed) [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEcthyma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Orf Virus Infection in Humans: A Review With a Focus on Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment.
Caravaglio JV, Khachemoune A
J Drugs Dermatol 2017 Jul 1;16(7):684-689. PMID: 28697220
Acute Cutaneous Necrosis: A Guide to Early Diagnosis and Treatment.
Karimi K, Odhav A, Kollipara R, Fike J, Stanford C, Hall JC
J Cutan Med Surg 2017 Sep/Oct;21(5):425-437. Epub 2017 May 4 doi: 10.1177/1203475417708164. PMID: 28470091
Treatment of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.
Patel GK
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2004 Aug;2(4):575-87. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2.4.575. PMID: 15482221

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
Vasculopathies, cutaneous necrosis and emergency in dermatology.
Martinez-Mera C, Fraga J, Capusan TM, Herrero-Moyano M, Godoy-Trapero A, Gonzales Perez Y, Llamas-Velasco M
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2017 Dec;152(6):615-637. Epub 2017 Jul 28 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.17.05727-3. PMID: 28845953
Pyodermitis.
Empinotti JC, Uyeda H, Ruaro RT, Galhardo AP, Bonatto DC
An Bras Dermatol 2012 Mar-Apr;87(2):277-84. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000200013. PMID: 22570033
Human fusariosis.
Dignani MC, Anaissie E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2004 Mar;10 Suppl 1:67-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-9465.2004.00845.x. PMID: 14748803
Skin and soft tissue infection.
Sharma S, Verma KK
Indian J Pediatr 2001 Jul;68 Suppl 3:S46-50. PMID: 11980459

Diagnosis

Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
Severe bacterial skin infections.
Marques SA, Abbade LPF
An Bras Dermatol 2020 Jul-Aug;95(4):407-417. Epub 2020 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.04.003. PMID: 32507327Free PMC Article
Occlusive Nonvasculitic Vasculopathy.
Llamas-Velasco M, Alegría V, Santos-Briz Á, Cerroni L, Kutzner H, Requena L
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 Sep;39(9):637-662. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000766. PMID: 27759698
Pyodermitis.
Empinotti JC, Uyeda H, Ruaro RT, Galhardo AP, Bonatto DC
An Bras Dermatol 2012 Mar-Apr;87(2):277-84. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000200013. PMID: 22570033
Human fusariosis.
Dignani MC, Anaissie E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2004 Mar;10 Suppl 1:67-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-9465.2004.00845.x. PMID: 14748803

Therapy

Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
An Overwiev of ORF Virus Infection in Humans and Animals.
Demiraslan H, Dinc G, Doganay M
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2017;12(1):21-30. doi: 10.2174/1574891X12666170602080301. PMID: 28571550
Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology of Ziziphus jujuba Mills.
Rodríguez Villanueva J, Rodríguez Villanueva L
Phytother Res 2017 Mar;31(3):347-365. Epub 2017 Jan 13 doi: 10.1002/ptr.5759. PMID: 28084039
Ecthyma-gangrenosum-like bullous pemphigoid.
Geiss Steiner J, Trüeb RM, Kerl K, Mühleisen B, French LE, Hofbauer GF
Dermatology 2010;221(2):142-8. Epub 2010 Jul 30 doi: 10.1159/000316098. PMID: 20689254
Common bacterial skin infections.
Trent JT, Federman D, Kirsner RS
Ostomy Wound Manage 2001 Aug;47(8):30-4. PMID: 11890001

Prognosis

Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Apr 1;34(2):72-79. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000717. PMID: 33492004
Vasculopathies, cutaneous necrosis and emergency in dermatology.
Martinez-Mera C, Fraga J, Capusan TM, Herrero-Moyano M, Godoy-Trapero A, Gonzales Perez Y, Llamas-Velasco M
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2017 Dec;152(6):615-637. Epub 2017 Jul 28 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.17.05727-3. PMID: 28845953
Infectious Angiogenesis-Different Pathways, the Same Goal.
Urbanowicz M, Kutzner H, Riveiro-Falkenbach E, Rodriguez-Peralto JL
Am J Dermatopathol 2016 Nov;38(11):793-801. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000577. PMID: 27258788
Ecthyma-gangrenosum-like bullous pemphigoid.
Geiss Steiner J, Trüeb RM, Kerl K, Mühleisen B, French LE, Hofbauer GF
Dermatology 2010;221(2):142-8. Epub 2010 Jul 30 doi: 10.1159/000316098. PMID: 20689254
Human fusariosis.
Dignani MC, Anaissie E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2004 Mar;10 Suppl 1:67-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-9465.2004.00845.x. PMID: 14748803

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and Serological Characterization of Orf-Induced Immunobullous Disease.
Yilmaz K, Goletz S, Pas HH, van den Bos RR, Blauvelt A, White WL, Bouaziz JD, Zuelgaray E, Daneshpazhooh M, Yancey KB, Goebeler M, Schmidt E
JAMA Dermatol 2022 Jun 1;158(6):670-674. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.0290. PMID: 35353128Free PMC Article
An Overwiev of ORF Virus Infection in Humans and Animals.
Demiraslan H, Dinc G, Doganay M
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2017;12(1):21-30. doi: 10.2174/1574891X12666170602080301. PMID: 28571550
The scarring mechanism of smallpox.
Regan TD, Norton SA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2004 Apr;50(4):591-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.10.672. PMID: 15034509
Human fusariosis.
Dignani MC, Anaissie E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2004 Mar;10 Suppl 1:67-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-9465.2004.00845.x. PMID: 14748803
Parapoxviruses: from the lesion to the viral genome.
Büttner M, Rziha HJ
J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health 2002 Feb;49(1):7-16. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00539.x. PMID: 11911596

Recent systematic reviews

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections of intact skin: a systematic review of the literature.
Bin Abdulhak AA, Zimmerman V, Al Beirouti BT, Baddour LM, Tleyjeh IM
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2009 Mar;63(3):330-3. Epub 2008 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.11.003. PMID: 19070451

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