Necrotizing fasciitis of the periorbita and forehead

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 521-523

  Isenberg, Jeffrey Scott ^a,c   Smith, Kevin ^b   Tu, Quang ^b  

^a Midwest Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BITE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 0030961639     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(97)90707-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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