Necrotising fasciitis and group A streptococcus toxic shock-like syndrome in pregnancy: Treatment with plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-130

  Simmonds, M ^a,b  

^a Welsh School of Anaesthesia   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN GRAFT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THIGH; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0032907574     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(99)80009-0     Document Type: Article

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