Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (purpura fulminans) complicating pneumococcal sepsis

The American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 642-645

  Johansen, Kaj ^a   Hansen Jr , Sigvard T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXTRAN; DOPAMINE; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FULMINATING PURPURA; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG ISCHEMIA; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN GRAFT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AMPUTATION; ASPIRIN; DEBRIDEMENT; DEXTRANS; DOPAMINE; FINGERS; FOOT; GANGRENE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 0027250054     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(05)80452-0     Document Type: Article

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