Fournier's gangrene as first presentation of promyelocytic leukemia

Leukemia Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 473-476

  Faber, Harald J ^a   Girbes, Armand R J ^a   Daenen, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukemia; DIC; Fournier's gangrene; Necrotizing fasciitis; Promyelocytic leukemia; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; SEPTIC SHOCK;

FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032078317     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(98)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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