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Skin Infections in Immunocompromised Children

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Infections in immunocompromised children pose a challenge to dermatologists, both because the clinical presentation of common infectious diseases can be greatly modified making diagnosis difficult and because some of these infections have the potential to disseminate and have severe consequences, sometimes fatal. In many cases the skin is the easiest and most accessible way to make a correct diagnosis and initiate adequate treatment. This chapter describes some of the most important bacterial, fungal, viral, mycobacterial, and parasitic infections that children with altered immune systems present.

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  1. National Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Dermatology, Insurgentes Sur 3700, México, D.F. 04530, USA

    Maria Teresa García-Romero M.D., M.P.H.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital and Beth Israel Medical centers, New York, New York, USA

    Nanette B. Silverberg

  2. Department of Pediatric Dermatology, National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City, Mexico

    Carola Durán-McKinster

  3. Department of Dermatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Yong-Kwang Tay

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García-Romero, M.T. (2015). Skin Infections in Immunocompromised Children. In: Silverberg, N., Durán-McKinster, C., Tay, YK. (eds) Pediatric Skin of Color. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6654-3_21

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