Cervical necrotizing fasciitis with mediastinitis: a rare occurrence in the pediatric age

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-21

  Berlucchi, Marco ^a   Galtelli, Cristina ^b   Nassif, Nader ^a   Bondioni, Maria P ^b   Nicolai, Piero ^b  

^a Spedali Civili ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MANDIBLE; MEDIASTINITIS; NECK MUSCLE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINITIS; NECK;

EID: 33845294048     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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