Treatment of Skin Necrosis in Fulminant Meningococcaemia - Case Report;Behandlung von Hautnekrosen bei fulminanter Meningokokkensepsis - Falldarstellung

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 174-175

  Le Coultre, C ^a   Halperin D ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Meningococcaemia; Purpura; Skin graft; Skin necrosis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; HEPARIN;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY; FULMINATING PURPURA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; J 5 ANTIBODY; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN NECROSIS; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NECROSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0022892334     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043337     Document Type: Article

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