Severe skin loss after meningococcal septicaemia: Complications in treatment

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1263-1266

  Huang, S ^a   Clarke, J A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns units; Case report; Meningococcal infections; Septicaemia; Skin transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATINOCYTE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0030691843     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb14859.x     Document Type: Article

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