Life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis of the neck: An unusual consequence of a sore throat

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 253-257

  Persaud, Ricardo ^a,b   Krahe D ^a   Georgalas, C ^a   Kaniyur, S ^a   Das, S ^a   Alusi, G ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; Neck; Necrotizing fasciitis; Primary wound closure; Sore throat; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NECK; NECK PAIN; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; SKIN SURGERY; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADULT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242785684     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/147870804533     Document Type: Article

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