Surgical Treatment Modalities of Ecthyma Gangrenosum in Children: Report of 3 cases and Review of the Literature for Pediatric Patients

Abstract

Ecthyma Gangrenosum (EG) is usually a-sudden-onset disease affecting multiple regions of body with various symptoms and findings. Although the problem is seemed to be consequence of infections like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, some unpredictable causes may involve in it. Due to the rapid onset of the disease, practitioners are often unprepared for the EG. We are also qualified for treating lesions caused by burns but not EG. Although we were also unrehearsed for EG treatment, our facility was one of the experienced tertiary care children’s hospitals. Therefore, we were able to accomplish the problem in these 3 patients. Herein, we shared our treatment plots of EG. We believe these experiences will be helpful to comprehend alternative management protocols when treatment disappointments were observed during clinical progress.