Craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-67

  Ndukwe, K C ^a   Fatusi, O A ^a   Ugboko, V I ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MEDIASTINUM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECK; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEPTICEMIA; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036199373     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.2001.0715     Document Type: Article

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