Spontaneous Onset of Bacterial Cellulitis in Lower Limbs with Chronic Obstructive Venous Disease

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 606-610

  Raju, S ^a   Tackett Jr , P ^a   Neglen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Chronic venous insufficiency; Leg swelling; Post thrombotic syndrome; Venous obstruction; Venous stents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEG; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN ULCER; STENT; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN OCCLUSION; WOUND HEALING;

CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 53449094341     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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