Ecthyma gangrenosum without bacteremia in a previously healthy man: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gençer, Serap ^a   Özer, Serdar ^a   Ege Gül, Aylin ^a   Doǧan, Mustafa ^a   Ak, Öznur ^a  

^a Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; IMIPENEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ECTHYMA; ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM; ERYSIPELAS; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER; SORE THROAT; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 45249083888     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-14     Document Type: Article

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