The association of primary varicella infection and streptococcal infection of the cutaneous and musculoskeletal system: A case report

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-133

  Poon, Alice H ^a   Terk, Michael R ^a   Colletti, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOSITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0030895344     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(96)00354-2     Document Type: Article

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