Distinguishing fulminant perineal necrosis as a result of Wegener's granulomatosis from Fournier's gangrene [4]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 680-681

  Sarmiento, Juan M ^a   Bannon, Michael P ^a   Bjornsson, Johannes ^a   Matteson, Eric L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; NECROSIS; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; PAIN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NECROSIS; PAIN; PERINEUM; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0034118197     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(99)00442-8     Document Type: Letter

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