Hand contracture: An unusual sequel of intravenous fluid extravasation in the neonatal period

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-245

  Santoshi, J ^a   Pallapati, S C R ^a   Thomas, B ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRACTURE; EXTRAVASATION; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; HAND CONTRACTURE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; HAND; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT;

EID: 47549112894     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.41822     Document Type: Letter

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