Facial necrotizing fasciitis following acute dacryocystitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 203-204

  Lin, Pei Wen ^a   Lin, Hsin Ching ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FAT; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; EYELID DISEASE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MAXILLA; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORBIT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037677760     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00089-8     Document Type: Article

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