The successful use of maggots in necrotizing fasciitis of the neck: A case report

Head and Neck

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 747-750

  Preuss, Simon F ^a   Stenzel, Mark J ^a   Esriti, Anwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosurgery; Maggot; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOSURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FLY; HUMAN; MAGGOT; NECK DISSECTION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIPTERA; DRAINAGE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARVA; LASER SURGERY; NECK; NECK DISSECTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3542996851     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20092     Document Type: Article

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