Fournier's gangrene in Nigeria: A review of 21 consecutive patients

International Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-81

  Eke, Ndubuisi ^a,b   Echem, Richard C ^a   Elenwo, Solomon N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fournier's gangrene; Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA;

EID: 0033651901     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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