Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck: Review of the literature and report of a case

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 267-274

  Dale, Robert A ^a   Hoffman, Douglas ^b   Crichton, Rolf ^a   Johnson, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b NONE

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DISEASE; NECK; NECK MUSCLE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX DISEASE; REVIEW; TOOTH INFECTION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HEAD; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033232294     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1999.tb01396.x     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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3. Wilson B. Necrotizing fasciitis. Amer Surgeon 18:416-31, 1952.