Fournier's gangrene after genital piercing

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 610-612

  Ekelius, Lena ^a   Björkman, Hilding ^a   Kalin, Mats ^b   Fohlman, Jan ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; PENIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 4544222915     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410017086     Document Type: Article

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