Magnetic resonance imaging for early diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 26-28

  Zittergruen, Mark ^a   Grose, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Fasciitis; Varicella

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FASCIITIS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0027513797     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199302000-00009     Document Type: Article

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