Gout complicated with necrotizing fasciitis - Report of 15 cases

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 518-521

  Yu, K H ^a   Ho, H H ^a   Chen, J Y ^a   Luo, S F ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amputation; Gout; Mortality; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DATA ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEVER; GOUT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; EMERGENCIES; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GOUT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1842855227     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh097     Document Type: Article

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