High-pressure hand injection injuries caused by dry cleaning solvents: Case reports, review of the literature, and treatment guidelines

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 174-177

  Gutowski, Karol A ^a,b   Chu, Jason ^a,b   Choi, Mihye ^a,b   Friedman, David W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DICHLOROFLUOROETHANE; ISOPARAFFINIC HYDROCARBON; METHOXYPROPANOL; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INJECTION; LAVAGE; LITERATURE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037215578     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200301000-00031     Document Type: Article

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