Primary gangrenous cutaneous mucormycosis of the scalp in a child: A case report

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-104

  Koklu, Esad ^a   Akcakus, Mustafa ^a   Torun, Yasemin Altuner ^a   Tulpar, Sebahat ^a   Tasdemir, Arzu ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Infant; Mucormycosis; Scalp

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUCORMYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REHYDRATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MUCORMYCOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROSIS; SCALP; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 39449139465     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318163dbf7     Document Type: Article

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