Cervical necrotizing fasciitis: An unusual complication of genuine peritonsillar abscess

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-261

  Boninsegna, Marco ^a   Marioni, Gino ^a,c   Stramare, Roberto ^a   Bottin, Raffaele ^a   Tesei, Jacopo ^b   De Filippis, Cosimo ^a   Staffieri, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; NECK MUSCLE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PHARYNGITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DRAINAGE; DYSPNEA; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNGITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26944449017     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.34412     Document Type: Article

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