Necrotizing soft tissue infection masquerading as cutaneous abscess following illicit drug injection

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 812-818

  Callahan, Troy E ^a   Schecter, William P ^a   Horn, Jan K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; GENTAMICIN; ILLICIT DRUG; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INCISION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031859726     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.8.812     Document Type: Article

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