Fournier's gangrene with fatal progress by a fish bone [6];Gangrena de Fournier de evolución fatal causada por espina de pescado

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 199-

  Gutiérrez Cabello, Francisco ^a   Sevilla Feijoo, Pedro ^a   Hawari Meilud, Adnan ^a   Jiménez Alonso, Juan ^a  

^a Hospital Insular Ntra Sra de los Reyes   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; BISOPROLOL; CLOPIDOGREL; ENALAPRIL; GENTAMICIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; BONE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; FISH; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; LETTER; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS;

EID: 33645065110     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13084547     Document Type: Letter

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