Nicolau syndrome after intramuscular benzathine penicillin treatment

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 749-

  Ocak, Süheyla ^a   Ekici, Baris ^a   Çam, Halit ^a   Taştan, Yücel ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benzathine penicillin; Child; Hyperbaric oxygen treatment; Nicolau syndrome

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; MALE; NICOLAU SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; PENICILLIN G, BENZATHINE; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; SYNDROME;

EID: 33746708213     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000226941.85500.9b     Document Type: Article

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