Ecthyma Gangrenosum Secondary to E coli Sepsis

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 798-801

  Fuchshuber, Pascal R ^a,b   Lipman, Brian ^a,b   Kraybill, William G ^b   Gibbs, John F ^a,b  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology myeloma; Ecthyma gangrenosum; Escherichia coli; Immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745528086     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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