Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck: A report of two patients and review

Head and Neck

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 497-501

  Chattar Cora, Deowall ^a   Tulsyan, Nirman ^a   Cudjoe, Ernest A ^a   Onime, Godfrey D ^a   Pyo, Daniel J ^a   Weinstein, Larry ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniocervical region; Necrosis; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECROSIS;

EID: 0036245310     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.10060     Document Type: Article

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