A Case of Cervical Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 884-887

  Udaka, Tsuyoshi ^a   Fujiyoshi, Tatsuya ^a   Yoshida, Masafumi ^a   Makishima, Kazumi ^a   Habu, Hideaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical necrotizing soft tissue infection; Streptococcus milleri group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NECK; NECROSIS; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INCISION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0142055966     PISSN: 00306622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.106.884     Document Type: Review

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