Lower limb compartment syndrome arising from fulminant Streptococcal sepsis [1]

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 728-729

  Wong, Kenneth ^a   Nicholson, David J ^a   Gray, Randolph ^a  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; SEPSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 27844479223     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03507.x     Document Type: Letter

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