Meningococcal septicaemia complications involving skin and underlying deeper tissues management considerations and outcome

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 142-146

  Numanoglu, A ^a   Bickler, S W ^a   Rode, H ^a   Bosenberg, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SKIN DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MORTALITY; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SKIN DISEASES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35748964198     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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