Compartment syndrome in a patient wtth x-linked agammaglobulinaemia and ecthyma gangrenosum

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-89

  Kim, David C ^a   Cresswell, Adrienne ^a   Mitra, Amit ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agammaglobulinaemia; Compartment syndrome; Ecthyma gangrenosum

Indexed keywords

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; ECTHYMA; FASCIOTOMY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN GRAFT;

EID: 0033915597     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310050160222     Document Type: Article

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