Necrotizing soft tissue infections of the head and neck: Case reports and literature review

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-37

  McMahon, Jeremy ^a   Lowe, Terrence ^a   Koppel, David A ^a,b  

^a W of Scotland Maxillofacial Service   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NECROSIS; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FACE INJURY; FALLING; FATALITY; HEAD INJURY; INJURY; LACERATION; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOLOGY; SCALP;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FACIAL INJURIES; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; SCALP; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0038521480     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2003.15     Document Type: Article

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