Perineal reconstruction for severe sequela of ecthyma gangrenosum: Report of a case

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 961-963

  Freud, E ^a   Farkash, U ^a   Prieto, F ^b   Janowski, E ^b   Zer, M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Sanatorio Guemes   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acquired cloaca; Ecthyma gangrenosum; Perineoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOACA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECTHYMA; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKEMIA; PERINEUM INJURY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECTHYMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PERINEUM; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0344348831     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237111     Document Type: Article

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