Zygomycotic necrotizing cellulitis in a premature infant

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-181

  du Plessis, P J ^a   Wentzel, L F ^a   Delport, S D ^a   van Damme, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cutaneous zygomycosis; Necrotizing cellulitis; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030789730     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245728     Document Type: Article

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