Necrotizing fasciitis due to appendicitis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 594-596

  Groth, Diane ^a   Henderson, Sean O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Delayed diagnosis; Emergency; Human; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0032836531     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90205-X     Document Type: Article

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