Necrotizing Fasciitis with Chickenpox

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 961-963

  Vijaykumar, ^a   Sadashiva Rao, P ^b   Bhat, Narayana ^b   Chattopadhyay, A ^a   Nagendhar, M Yoga ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Necrotizing fasciitis; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TACHYCARDIA; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0346099491     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02723820     Document Type: Article

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