Report of a Case of Cervicothoracic Necrotizing Fasciitis Along With a Current Review of Reported Cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-423

  Quereshy, Faisal A ^a   Baskin, Jonathan ^a   Barbu, Anca M ^a   Zechel, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BACITRACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CREATINE KINASE; IMIPENEM; MAFENIDE; UREA; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEBRIDEMENT; DENTAL CARIES; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIVER INJURY; LUNG INFILTRATE; MOLAR TOOTH; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TACHYCARDIA; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PAIN; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 58149271104     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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