Adriana-Ionela Pătrașcu, Dan Vâță, Doinița Temelie-Olinici, Mădălina Mocanu, Dumitrița-Lenuța Guguluș, Mădălina Marinescu, Liviu Stafie, Bogdan-Marian Tarcău, Ioana Creţu, Ioana-Adriana Popescu, Carmen-Diana Cimpoeșu, Laura Gheucă-Solovăstru
Infectious and inflammatory dermatoses featuring skin lesions with loss of tissue expose skin layers to microbial invasions, disrupt the normal skin microbiome, and potentially lead to sepsis. However, literature data on the incidence of cutaneous-onset sepsis are scarce. This retrospective observational study assessed hospital admissions for primary skin lesions without bacterial infections and sepsis during 2020-2022 in the largest emergency hospital in NE Romania. Of 509 patients, 441 had infected lesions, 78 had sepsis caused by venous ulcers from microbial eczema cellulitis, superinfected bullous dermatoses, erysipelas, and erythroderma...
March 21, 2024: Diagnostics