Metacarpal osteomyelitis complicating varicella-associated cellulitis of the hand: Report of 2 cases

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 306-309

  Aebi, Christoph ^a,b   Ramilo, Octavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HAND; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 0031709851     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161007     Document Type: Article

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