Malignant necrotising streptococcal myositis: A rare and fatal condition

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-278

  Subramanian, K N ^a   Lam, K S ^b  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG MUSCLE; LETHALITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MYOSITIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037354274     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.85B2.12970     Document Type: Article

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