Perforation of the appendix from intestinal mucormycosis in a neonate

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1133-1135

  Nichol, Peter F ^a   Corliss, Robert F ^a   Rajpal, Sharad ^a   Helin, Margaret ^a   Lund, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

appendiceal perforation; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation mucormycosis; Neonatal; pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANAMNESIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROPATHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINAL MUCORMYCOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MUCORMYCOSIS;

EID: 3042733582     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.03.068     Document Type: Article

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