Cutaneous diphtheria in a child

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 298-299

  Pandit, Neela ^a   Yeshwanth, Malathy ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPHTHERIA; ECTHYMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INDIA; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUSTULE; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; THIGH; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0032928040     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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