Streptococcal toxic shocklike syndrome with necrotizing myositis;Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome mit nekrotisierender Myositis

Chirurg

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 844-847

  Rhomberg, M ^a,d   Furtmuller F ^b   Haidinger, D ^b   Nopp, W H ^b   Rieder Scharinger, J ^c   Schobersberger, W ^c   Piza Katzer, H ^a  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^c Universitatsklinik fur Anaesthesie und Allgemeine Intensivmedizin   (Austria)

^d Wiederherstellungschirurgie   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hip joint enucleation; Intensive care; Streptococcal toxic shocklike syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; MYOSITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THIGH;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MYOSITIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THIGH;

EID: 0346739024     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001040051147     Document Type: Article

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