Necrotizing fasciitis of the face: A report of one successfully treated case

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 894-896

  Benavides, Gilberto ^a   Blanco, Pedro ^b   Pinedo, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; INSULIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FACE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PUSTULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MIDDLE AGED;

FACE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037926395     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)00455-8     Document Type: Article

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