Extensive skin necrosis following use of noradrenaline and dopamine [22]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 565-566

  Bonamigo, Renan R ^a,b   Razera, F ^a   Cartell, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MÃE DE DEUS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLISTER; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN NECROSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; BLISTER; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOPAMINE; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; SKIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33947395535     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01963.x     Document Type: Letter

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