Chemical necrotizing fasciitis due to household insecticide injection: Is immediate radical surgical debridement necessary?

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 687-690

  Terzi, Cem ^a   Bacakoglu A ^a   Unek T ^a   Ozkan M H ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemical necrotizing fasciitis; Household insecticide; Surgical debridement

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CHOLINESTERASE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; INSECTICIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROPOXUR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NAUSEA; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; REOPERATION; SKIN GRAFT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUPERINFECTION; THORAX PAIN; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; WOUND CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12244278575     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327102ht308cr     Document Type: Article

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