Fournier's gangrene as the initial presentation of HIV infection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 184-185

  Chazan, B ^a,b   Kopelman, D ^a   Katz, Z ^a   Kniznik, D ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Colodner, R ^a   Raz, R ^a,c  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; PAIN; PERIANAL ABSCESS; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM DISORDER; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

FOURNIER GANGRENE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33847115663     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.02.007     Document Type: Letter

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