Periorbital varicella gangrenosa necessitating orbital exenteration in a previously healthy adult

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 723-725

  Thomas, William O ^a,b,c   Parker, James A ^a,b   Weston, Bonnie ^a,b   Evankovich, Christine ^a,b  

^a Univ of S Alabama Coll of Med ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Knollwood Medical Complex   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE COURSE; EVISCERATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; ORBIT DISEASE; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0029937007     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199607000-00015     Document Type: Article

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