Hot tub-associated dermatitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Case report and review of the literature.

Publication/Presentation Date

10-1-1984

Abstract

A healthy, 27-year-old man had development of a maculopapular, pustular rash due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, serotype 0:4, after bathing in a hot tub. Two persons sharing the same tub manifested a similar rash. In the first patient, the eruption was distributed mainly over the back, buttocks, and upper arms, appearing abruptly within 24 to 72 hours after use of the hot tub. Pruritus, malaise, and low-grade fever were the main associated features. The rash subsided spontaneously within ten days. This article reviews the literature on this form of cutaneous infection due to P aeruginosa.

Volume

120

Issue

10

First Page

1337

Last Page

1340

ISSN

0003-987X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

6435541

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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