Facial Nerve Paralysis seen in Pseudomonas sepsis with ecthyma gangrenosum

Abstract

Ecthyma gangrenosum is a skin lesion which is created by pseudomonas auriginosa. Peripheral facial paralysis and mastoiditis as a rare complication of otitis media induced by pseudomonas auriginosa.In this study, 4 months child who has ecthyma gangrenosum and facial nerve paralysis was reported. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(1.000): 126-130]

Keywords

• Fasial nerve paralysis
• pseudomonas auriginosa
• ecthyma gangrenosum