Non pseudomonal Ecthyma gangrenosum: A case report of an infant seen at a tertiary hospital in Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria

Isezuo K. O.; Sani U. M.; Waziri U. M.; Garba B. I.; Yusuf A.; Okwuolise O. B.; Alasi M. A.; Mohammed J.; Ajayi O.

doi:10.5897/JIDI2018.0176

Journal of
Infectious Diseases and Immunity

Abbreviation: J. Infect. Dis. Immun.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2375
DOI: 10.5897/JIDI
Start Year: 2009
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Case Report

Non pseudomonal Ecthyma gangrenosum: A case report of an infant seen at a tertiary hospital in Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria

Isezuo K. O.

Isezuo K. O.
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Sani U. M.

Sani U. M.
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Waziri U. M.

Waziri U. M.
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Garba B. I.

Garba B. I.
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Yusuf A.

Yusuf A.
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Okwuolise O. B.

Okwuolise O. B.
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Alasi M. A.

Alasi M. A.
Department of Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Mohammed J.

Mohammed J.
Department of Internal Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Ajayi O.

Ajayi O.
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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Article Number - 0A019FD57271
Vol.10(4), pp. 22-26 , May 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/JIDI2018.0176

Received: 11 March 2018
Accepted: 06 April 2018
Published: 31 May 2018

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