Extensive necrotising fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a child with acute myeloid leukaemia: Case report and literature review

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-114

  Lo, Wen Tsung ^a   Cheng, Shin Nan ^a   Wang, Chih Chien ^a   Chu, Mong Ling ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; GENTAMICIN; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERALIMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FACE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 14644431043     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1554-2     Document Type: Review

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