Cervical necrotizing fasciitis of odontogenic origin: A case report and review of 12 cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 144-151

  Whitesides, Lee ^a   Cotto Cumba, Cynthia ^a   Myers, Roy A M ^b  

^a Univ of Maryland Medical System ^*

^b R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; RITONAVIR; SULTAMICILLIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MUSCLE FLAP; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OBESITY; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033950852     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(00)90327-6     Document Type: Article

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