Cervical necrotizing fasciitis as a complication of acute epiglottitis

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-131

  Nguyen, Rémy ^a   Leclerc, Jacques ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; EPIGLOTTITIS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031008719     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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