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I'm not sick, how susceptible am i to ecthyma gangrenosum?
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Extremely rare: Ecthyma gangrenosum is the skin disorder (infected skin with ulcers) seen with severe cases of pseudomonas bacteria infection. It is a rare disorder, and affects patients who are immunocompromised, especially with low white blood cell counts. There are a few cases in which the disorder has occurred in normal persons, so it is possible for one who is not sick to be unlucky and get e. Gangrenosum.
Answered 9/28/2016
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