Management of scalp toxic epidermal necrolysis and cranial osteomyelitis with serratus anterior myocutaneous pedicle flap: A case report

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 524-529

  Levitt, Michael R ^a   Benedict, William J ^a   Barton, Kevin ^a   Melian, Edward ^a   Gamelli, Richard L ^a   Vandevender, Darl ^a   Rosseau, Gail ^b   Prabhu, Vikram C ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; LOMUSTINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN CARE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; TRACHEOTOMY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SCALP; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34248398476     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318053DA97     Document Type: Article

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