Pseudomonas aeruginosa gram-negative folliculitis
Leyden, J.J.; McGinley, K.J.; Mills, O.H.
Archives of Dermatology 115(10): 1203-1204
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-987X PMID: 159666 Document Number: 145790
Three patients with sudden, unmanageable exacerbation of acne vulgaris were shown to have Gram-negative folliculitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In each patient, the source of the Pseudomonas proved to be an otitis externa infection. In contrast to previous cases of Gram-negative folliculitis due to Proteus, Escherichia coli, or Klebsiella, the anterior nares were not colonized. Treatment of the otitis externa and the Gram-negative folliculitis with acetic acid compresses and topical antibiotics led to prompt resolution without recurrence.