Unusual presentation of necrotizing fasciitis in a patient who had achieved long-term remission after irradiation for testicular cancer

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 332-334

  Miyagawa, Tomoaki ^a   Kawai, Koji ^a   Onozawa, Mizuki ^a   Hattori, Kazunori ^a   Shimazui, Toru ^a   Akaza, Hideyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

High dose chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ETOPOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PENIS DISEASE; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TESTIS CANCER; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RADIOTHERAPY; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEMINOMA; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 18444379674     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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