Manifestation of cellulitis after saphenous venectomy for coronary bypass surgery

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 438-440

  Karakas M ^c   Baba, M ^a   Aksungur, V L ^b   Memisoglu H R ^b   Aksungur, E H ^b   Denli, Y G ^b   Karakas P ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Coronary by pass surgery; Saphenectomy; Tinea pedis

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCAR; TINEA PEDIS; VEIN STRIPPING;

AGED; CELLULITIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036749755     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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